All of us Pepperdiners know that we aren't like the rest of the universities in America with our strong Christian values, Audi R8s driving around campus and who could forget the gorgeous views. Most importantly, we are a small undergraduate school of only 3,451 located in the beautiful Malibu, California.

Being abroad this year, I found myself reminiscing a lot about my freshman year and how different it was actually being on that Malibu campus. Sure, I am still with Pepperdiners in Argentina, but the experience is so different. We don't really have that bubble of Malibu. So after thinking, over thinking and rethinking, I found that many of my memories of freshman year revolved around the little things that were said and mentioned by Pepperdine students, and if said in any other school they'd just look at you and say, "huh?"

I am sure many of you from Pepperdine could relate to this list of, "Sh*t Pepperdiners Say:"

1. "Did you see the sunset?"

It's OK, you can admit it. Almost everyone has at least posted one or two instas of the sky. I mean c'mon, who wouldn't post a picture of the Malibu sky? I know, #sobasic (P.S. that should explain that basic is one of Pepperdine's SnapChat filters).

2. "Oh yeah, just like in Zoey 101"

Even the guys will admit it, we all know Pepperdine from "Zoey 101." So whether you like it or not, the image of Zoey and her friends riding their Jet X's around campus are forever in the back of your mind when you're walking around campus.

3. "I just saw Owen Wilson at Sunlife!" says a newbie or freshman

This is not news to anyone who enjoys their Sunlife because our boy Owen is down there enjoying his smoothie on the reg. So when you hear someone freak out about that, you know that they're either visiting, they're transfers or they're freshman (I'll admit it, I have been guilty of this).

4. "Save me a spot in line for sushi Friday?"

It's Pepperdine's Christmas -- sushi Friday. It's when Pepperdine students swarm the caf during lunch to get their yummy custom made sushi. The one thing that isn't so jolly about this holiday is the lines.

5. "Dang, the caf is closed, let's go to the HAWC?"

We all love coming to the caf absolutely starving, ready for our burger from the Grille, but the one thing we all hate is the caf hours. Who closes a college cafeteria at 7:30? But it's OK, those ice cream sandwiches from the HAWC are always delish.

6. "Peak"

Urban Dictionary defines this word as such: "Term of increasing popularity amongst the urban youth of Londinium, it often comes accompanied with hand gestures replicating the peak of a mountain. It can refer to an excellent or top quality situation/object/event/person."

Example: "Oh man that rave was peeeeaak!!!"

Being a Chicagoan, I never heard this term but most Californians, or more specifically the water polo team, use this term very frequently along with some of their other favorites such as, "nightmare," "dingus" and "shafted."

7. "So blessed"

This is probably the most known term among Pepperdiners. We all see the campus, the students and the professors. There's no other way for us to describe our gratitude than by simply saying God blessed us with all of these gifts that Pepperdine gives us. You can also see the #soblessed hashtag has been trying to trend on social media. But just like Gretchen Weiners' "fetch," it's never going to happen.

8. "It's so cold!" *when it's 65 degrees out* and "It's so hot!" *when it's 85 degrees out*

Yes, we’re so spoiled that if the temperature isn’t between 70 and 80 degrees we complain about it. And don’t even get me started about when it’s cloudy or rainy. Everyone goes into seasonal depression for a day.

9. "Taco Tuesday?"

Tuesdays are a big day in Malibu. Taco Tuesday is a weekly celebration of $2 tacos that would normally cost $13. What’s not to celebrate every Tuesday?

10. "Will you give me a ride up? I don't wanna walk up the stairs?"

Pepperdine is also known as “Stepperdine”. Our school was fashioned with thousands and thousands of stairs (but with incredible views, so you can’t complain). And hey, by the time you graduate, you will have a nice toned butt and calves of an Olympian.

11. "Hi I'm Miss Teen X-State, nice to meet you."

The University is also known for it’s beautiful student body. Almost everyone is, was or will be a “someone." We have our fair share of “Miss Teen Arizonas” or “Miss Americas.”

12. "So when volunteered in Africa"

Pepperdine is very community service oriented. Most people have been here and done that. So when you think that your volunteering at the local book drive was “community service” just wait until you meet people who could’ve might as well started the Peace Corps.

13. *Sees a senior couple* “OMG when will he propose?” AKA "ring by spring"

“Ring by spring” is a thing people! I know even now from my Facebook feed that there are plenty of couples that are engaged their senior year. To many Pepperdiners, it’s not so uncommon to have found your special someone at the school your freshman or sophomore year and then have the girl of your dreams "put a ring on it" her senior year.

14. "Did you see Drake at the basketball game?"

JK -- That was only once on January 8th, 2016. I just wanted to brag about it.