Recently myself and another international student went to a comedy show. My friend and I are both British and we had tickets to see Russell Howard, a British stand-up comedian. A lot of my, US, friends exclaimed "you can't come to the US and watch...

"For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips speak only words of kindness; for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone." - Stall 3, ground floor women's restroom, humanities building, SFSU...

I had a friend visit me from home recently and so obviously it was my duty to show her just why I love SF so much. First of all, I took her to all the touristy places - Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Park, Fisherman's Wharf,...

As our second semester draws to an end my roommates and I have began to reflect upon our time together. We have an unfurnished apartment and have definitely made it our own. The thing that struck us the most is how much of our furnishings...

Last Sunday I attended the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival here in SF. The festival celebrated 50 years of Japanese culture and showcased the diversity of Japanese-American culture. Completely free to attend the festival offered everything that you could want from a good ol' SF street...

Now, SF is host to an array of beautiful, diverse and eclectic neighbourhoods but if I had to pick a favourite it would not be a hard choice. When I go back to the UK I will leave my heart in San Francisco and if...

For Christmas I was gifted the first four books in Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City series. As she had read them a while back, my Mum gave them to me after hearing how much I was enjoying my time here in SF. The series is...

Perhaps, for me, the most impressive thing about SF State is the theatre department. Back at my home school I was vaguely impressed that us drama students had our own building, a studio theatre, a small costume/prop shop and a whole bunch of rehearsal space. Trust...

But I'm okay with it. The weather in SF is interesting. It's never really too hot, but it's never really too cold. It's never really consistent either. I mean, on Friday I was wearing my winter coat with a sweater underneath and a beanie. On Monday...