Next week will be my final week as part of my exchange program! Before I head off, I wanted to write one last post to highlight what was great about the program. I remember coming here in August, with the goal of learning more about tech and...
This week, SFSU's ACM had their last event of the year: a pizza social! As an exchange student, it's been great to have a club on campus where I could meet people with similar interest. Throughout the year, ACM organized computer science-related events, such as a hackathon,...
This week, I got to revisit one of the most beautiful buildings I've found in San Francisco: Airbnb's office. There was a meetup organized there by ProductTank SF. Walking in, I couldn't help but take a picture: http://imgur.com/a/6OllW After we checked-in (which took a while, because over 250...
A few weeks ago, I got to see two of my favorite bands live, Touche Amore and Thursday. I hadn't seen them in years. The concert was taking place at The UC Theater, a venue in Berkley that is operated mostly by students who get their...
One of my favorite things about living in SF was the proximity to the ocean. Here is a view from my room at sunset: http://imgur.com/a/EJBah The one thing I'll miss the most about where I live is the quick 2-mile run to Thornton State Beach from my...
I spend a lot (read: too much) time on Twitter. I've found it to be an invaluable way to connect with people I otherwise would have no access to. In a way, Twitter works for me the way that LinkedIn is supposed to work. Using Twitter,...
Earlier this year, I got an internship at Google. I decided to share what I had learned in that process, and with the help of Paul Klein and the SFSU ACM club, I gave a presentation about getting an internship at a tech company. It was a...
This spring break, I was lucky to stop in DC on the way back. It was my second time there, but I still enjoyed it as much. The weather was great, and there weren't too many people because I was there mid week. http://imgur.com/a/SViNb The one thing I...
To all of you who might dare go on exchange in Montreal next semester, be warned! Last week, the city received one of it's most notorious snowstorms in over 2 decades. Over 3 feet of snow fell in less than 24 hours, effectively shutting the city down. Some...
One thing that used to bother me at the end of each year was never remembering which (or even how many) books I had read that year. For 2017, I've decided to change that and keep an updated list on Twitter. So far, the list includes: How...