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I went to New York over Thanksgiving break which was one of the best decisions I’ve made in a long time! I ordered my flights because I randomly realized that two of my friends from Denmark were going to be in New York at the...

I am leaving San Francisco so soon to go back to Denmark. I really wanted to go home to celebrate Christmas, so I am leaving in December 20th. Its approaching so fast, especially because I have finals until the 19th. It is such a weird...

One morning about a month ago I woke up and I realized that I had less than two months left in San Francisco and I hadn’t travelled at all. All semester I have been so focused on my studies because I have really enjoyed my...

Wauw was I surprised when I realized how finals work here in America. I had one in-class test before the weekend and five essays due Monday and Tuesday. And that might sound like a really horrible prioritizing of time on my behalf, but actually that...

Hi! My time here in SF has almost come to an end. Time really flies. Finals week start tomorrow and we have 4 exams to do until Friday. After that we're going to explore and enjoy our last week here. I'm greatful for everything this journey...

When we were in San Diego, we decided to go check Tijuana as well. Most people said that it's a little bit dangerous and we shouldn't go, but we decided to go! To be honest, as soon as we got to the border, we started...

To be honest, I was prejudiced about San Diego because all my friends suggested that it was boring and there was nothing to do expect for chilling at the beach. Happy to say, I had so much fun in San Diego! I accept that it was...

Last stop of our roadtrip was Los Angeles. It was really surprising to see how much the temperature differs among cities! It was almost 35C degrees, almost killed us. We spent most of our time doing cheesy touristic stuff, like going to Hollywood and checking the...

I've seen great national parks here in the US, but I can definitely say that Sequoia is way more different than others, even though there are not many things to see there. We were amazed by the giant forest, it was the only thing to see...

Santa Barbara was a city that I've always wanted to see, because I heard that it looks just like where I am from, Antalya. It was always a thing that I "must-do" when I'm in the US, that suggested by my friends back in Turkey. So,...