Hey SFSU'ers! Long time no talk! I've recently left SF again to go on my next adventure: Los Angeles! I had been there one time before, with my mother and my sister right before I came here. I really liked it then, however I thought it...

Hello there fellow IEEC'ers! Have you been to LA yet? If not, make time! Take a flixbus there ($50 roundtrip) and enjoy the great weather and sightseeing Los Angeles has to offer. There are several things you should definitely do there. Santa Monica Pier & Venice Beach ...

Halloween in the US is beyond anything I'm used to. Although England - and much of the world - observe the holiday, it's nothing compared to the American way. Everywhere I went during the lead-up to the 31st, I was seeing decorations and early costumes,...

Hello guys! I'm Anja, a German exchange student and I'm very happy to have the chance to spend a semester SFSU. I arrived few months ago from Aachen, a city in Germany located close to the Dutch border. The university I'm from is called "FH Aachen"...

Hello there fellow IEEC’ers, Have you survived your midterms? Or are you, just like me, still in the middle of finishing them? Here are some tips on how to handle midterm stress. According to my Holistic Health Course, for which I’m studying right now (hehe), these should...

Halloween in America is no laughing matter. It might only be three days till the big day but there's still time to get an amazing costume together with these easy tips! Decide Early If you're reading this, you probably don't have that luxury. Instead have a quick...

In my first Blog I told you guys about my passion for cars and my dream of buying one here in Cali. I was struggling to find a Volkswagen Westfalia camper van which would fit into my budget. But there was this one super clean...

Last weekend I went to Los Angeles with four other Norwegians and two other students at SF State. The seven of us rented a big car and drove down on Thursday and stayed in an AirBnb till Sunday. As we arrived quite late on Thursday...

Maybe Tomorrow Stereophonics (2003)   So…   I got homesick. I had originally planned after my last entry for my next one to be upbeat, and it’s not like I have a shortage of fun or interesting experiences- there are some things you will only ever see in the Castro district!...

It's been a while since I've updated this blog now, but that's not because I have nothing worthy to write about. Quite the opposite – there is so much going on all the time that you barely have time to sit down and relax for a...