Eating what you are used to at home or eating healthily can be a challenge
in the US. Luckily in Santa Barbara there is an abundance of food choices and low
cost shopping options. The Isla Vista Co-op
right next to campus has low cost organic fruits and vegetables. There is a farmers’
market in downtown Santa Barbara every Saturday morning and in Goleta on at Storke Plaza on Sunday mornings.
In Goleta and Santa Barbara there are a number of shopping areas with everything from supermarkets, specialty food shops with hard-to-find international products, to large membership discount
centers.