The IEEC Blog

This Monday, I had the chance to attend my first ever NBA game, travelling to Oakland(don't) to watch the Golden State Warriors take on the New Orleans Pelicans at the Oracle Arena. It was quite the experience. The game was my first american sport event full...

My first real Halloween in the states was definitely a different experience to what its like back home. Everyone is more involved with their costumes and make up, even celebrities plan it weeks or even couple months ahead of time. They go all out from...

Carved pumpkins. Disguised as a zombie. Danced at club. So much fun. On that day, I was overwhelmed by many girls at club who were trying to look sexy, not scary. Most of them had a window on their T-shirt around the rack to peekaboo. That was...

Yesterday I went to one of my absolute favorite areas in San Francisco, Haight-Ashbury. I just love the atmosphere there, hippies everywhere, and all the little strange shops. Also, I like the vintage clothes stores on the street, I can't say it's vintage prices but...

A homeless guy was yelling behind me while I was looking to the new ice skating space located in Union Square. He was sitting in a bench and speaking with his broken jaw that makes his words hard to hear. When I first turned back...

Sausalito, a place so close to SF but with it's totally own ambiance. Forget about the rush of the big city and visit this little village. You can go there by bike, just cross the bridge and follow the signs Sausalito. In case you got...

About a week ago, I went to Halloween party sponsored by JSA and TSA. It was my first time for going to club. Everything are new for me. My impression people in there are very friendly. I'm very shy so it is difficult for me to talk...

I'm sure that I would encounter some cultural differences, but one day I feel very stressed. As an international students, we have to study hard for classses or assignments and it is more difficult for us to keep up with classes. And for me, I...

Just a lesson learned today. Or I might be in a confusing situation between two different cultures that surround me. In transition of being accustomed to life here in America where people are pretty direct with what they say, I am becoming more pushy and...

Although today is Halloween day, me and my friends celebrated last weekend. Halloween is something I have been looking forward to since I got here because it is such a big tradition among the Americans. We all had bought costumes and we carved out our...