Arrival & Orientation
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Student Resources
These links can help you get settled in your new life in the US!
HOUSING
HOME STAYS
HIGHLINE DORMITORY
FIND YOUR OWN HOUSING
- Off Campus Network
- Apartments near Highline Community College - Des Moines, Kent, Federal Way, SeaTac
CELL PHONE
TELEPHONE/INTERNET CONNECTION
LOCAL TRANSPORTATION
TRAVEL
- Airline tickets, hotels, rental cars, vacations, cruises
EMPLOYMENT
MEDIA
MOVIE THEATERS & TIMES
CULTURE AND EVENTS
- Bumbershoot- Largest Seattle Arts Festival held at Seattle Center during Labor Day weekend Sep. 2-5.
- Seafair- A five week long festival bringing together hundreds of thousands of spectators to enjoy boat races, hydroplane races, parades, and the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels
SPORTS
- Seattle Mariners: Baseball
- Seattle Seahawks: American Football
- Seattle Super Sonics: Men's Basketball
- Seattle Sounders: Men's Soccer
- Seattle Storm: Women's Basketball
- Seattle Thunderbirds: Hockey
SHOPPING
- Uwajimaya Asian grocery store
- Westlake Center in downtown Seattle
- The Commons at Federal Way
- South Center Mall in Tukwila
- Supermall in Auburn
- Bellevue Square
- Alderwood Mall in Lynnwood
FOOD AND DINING
- Malay Satay Hut: Indian, Chinese, Malaysian, and Thai Cuisine.
- Typhoon!: Thai Cuisine
- Dragon Fish Asian Café: Chinese, Japanese, Singapore, Thai, and Philippine cuisine
- International House of Pancakes (IHOP): American Breakfast and burgers
- El Puercon Lloron: Mexican cuisine