One of the great things about being on exchange, is that often you can take courses that would not be available at your home school. If you are about to start your exchange, or currently debating what to take for next summer, you should think about...

The second stop of my thanksgiving road trip was Seattle, home of my favourite TV show, Greys Anatomy. For anyone planning a visit to Seattle, which I would highly recommend, here are some of my top places to visit: Pike Place Market: from hand knitted hats...

After deciding to go back to Montreal for the fall break, I've realizedhttps://twitter.com/vernalkick/status/805835330163183616 that SF's fog is way less bad than Montreal's snow. This video was taken outside of where I worked last summer, the day after I left. https://twitter.com/vernalkick/status/805835330163183616 Think about this next time you're unhappy...

I love Asian food. Having lived in Southeast Asia for about two years, I cannot get enough of it. If, like me, you're an Asian food fan, there are two places you need to check out before you leave SF! House Of Nanking http://houseofnanking.net/ Don't be fooled by their...

5 Tips to Help You Survive Your Finals Abroad Final season is coming up and we all know how stressful that can do. With the hope of making this hard time a bit easier for you, here are a Canadian's 5 tips for surviving finals. 1. Study...

In the huge City of Angels, there is more then enough to do and to see. But when you just have a few days in this city, biking LA's famous beaches is a real good thing to do. Rent your bikes at Hermosa Beach and...

As part of my recent road trip over the thanksgiving break, I visited Portland, Oregon. What with the constant drizzle and cold weather, I felt very at home in Portland. For anyone planning a trip I highly recommend a trip to Voodoo Doughnuts. Any store...

Where a lot of Americans say Death Valley is just a boring piece of nature where you can find exactly nothing, I think it is one of the most cool (not literally) places to go in California. By driving through this desert, landscapes will change...

We're all familiar with the strategies we take in our approaches to choosing new classes for the semester. For some people, they involve taking classes that require the least amount of reading, or the fewest assignments. Others are more interested in how many contact hours...

One of the amazing things about San Francisco is the number of opportunities that about by simply getting to know people. It might be that I'm making more of an effort as far as meeting new people goes, but it seems that because there's so...