The story I am going to tell you happened last week, on the bus when I was going to school. It was a shinny and peaceful morning and, believe me or not, I was happy to go to school. I was reading my emails when...
Chocolates here have lots of sugars and sweeteners. When I take a bite, I feel like the sugar level in my blood goes insane. So, when I pick one for my choice, I always look for something mild and less sweet. I find it funny to...
One of the main reasons I wanted to come on exchange to San Francisco is that nearly every tech company has their HQ here. Since August, I've been on a quest to try and visit as many of them as possible! As of yesterday, I'm happy to...
Perhaps the weather has got you down, as a new international student. SF can be quite foggy, quite rainy. Still, there are places where it's way worse. To cheer you up, here's a picture of my hometown, Montreal, today. It was -4 F (-20 c) yesterday! https://www.instagram.com/p/BQBlXllhhJo/ ...
Women’s March in San Francisco Yesterday, 21st January 2017 was my first time in a protest, whatever it is! It was really important for me to go to this one to obviously make my woman’s voice heard, to show my indignation against this new form of power...
What an interesting year it’s been. When I arrived in January, I expected to stay for only a semester, but as the Summer break approached with increasing rapidity it became more and more apparent that I wanted to stick it out for an entire 12...
The Exploratorium is an excellent place and I can’t recommend it more. It’s kind of ridiculous that I only made it there so close to the end of my stay (I think I was averse because I thought it would be too similar to the...
In one week it's time to go home, back to Amsterdam. In this semester I discovered a lot of nice places to eat, have a drink or grab a coffee. I'll list my three best SF dinner experiences here: No doubt of the number one:...
As I write this post, I am midway through my final week at San Francisco State University, and I must admit I am pretty sad to leave. I've absolutely loved my time here in this beautiful city and its amazing culture. While out here I've...
During my time here, I have really enjoyed the American style of teaching at SFSU, the first thing I noticed is that lecturers seem to get a considerably more discretion over the way their course is assessed and also the way it is taught, a...