I hate to admit it, but my ideas of America were solely based on Television and movies I watched from my couch all the way in Sydney, Australia. For college I expected cheerleaders, jocks and you know, all the stereotypes the portrayed in the movies....

Last Saturday at a flat in the Mission, a friend of mine from my study abroad days pulled out a box of photos. “What’s this?” I asked. “The best two years of your life.” he replied. We sat at his kitchen table looking over the photographs. “We look so...

Happy December everybody! I hope you're indulging in pre-Christmas activities while trying to juggle with early final exam studying and the increasingly early hours of darkness we're experiencing in the City. A little advice: if you haven't checked out the ice skating rink at Union Square or...

We heard it the first day of orientation: Mexican food is San Francisco's cuisine. Never did we imagine, however, that meat, beans, sour cream and rice would become our student dinner oh so fast. Living in the Mission, the ultimate location for the city's best taquerias, it...

I’m glad that my last blog entry (The boyfriend or girlfriend left behind…) has stoked some strong opinions, and as promised, it’s a subject I will often return to—including the situation where couples form overseas. But I wanted to clarify my thoughts since I didn’t mean...

In default of a more impartial view on the topic, here is a case for true love. Reader discretion is advised insofar as my account may be highly subjective, desperately optimistic and perhaps even attack one’s worldview. But here is what a real lover thinks: When...

One of the things I am experiencing while studying abroad is the feeling of getting inspired - and in this case through music. It all started at the SF got talent show in the very beginning of the semester. It was clear that a lot of...

Hello everyone, I’m Noah Kuchins, the Staff/Faculty Advisor for IEEC. I’ll be contributing to this wonderful new website periodically to talk about the history of the IEEC, student anecdotes, and insights regarding my role as the advisor to the largest student organization on campus....