Hey everyone, Me and my friends decided to visit Napa this weekend as we were visiting a friend who lives nearby. Something we were not prepared for was the fact that it would rain all weekend...
I can’t speak for any other international students but I can safely say that my home university’s on campus shop is basic, but gets the job done. You can buy snacks, choose from maybe 2 notebooks, we have around 3 different styles of hoodies in...
So I’ve been in SF for almost a good 2 months now and I have yet to seen the famous red bridge… until today! It was a beautiful day so why not, perfect chance to go see the bridge, oh and there were also the...
When you pack up and move continents for the year it's fun, it's exciting and it's refreshing. When you arrive in your new city and realise that it is only a few weeks until your birthday and you don't really know anybody it's, well, disappointing. As...
Hey all, A lot of exchange students say they want to explore and find new places. A popular weekend activity for many is therefore hiking. But hiking often involves a 5-hour one-way road just to get there. But it doesn't have to! In fact, in a...
Want to see San Francisco from a different perspective? Go visit Twin Peak! I’ve already been twice at night and both times are breathtakingly beautiful. Grab all your warm clothes and layer up beforehand because you WILL freeze. Find the perfect night where it isn't...
Recently my friends drive off to Asian restaurants for dinner. Good smell of news, I hop in the car with them by chance and go enjoy the yummy. For the first ride to make this happen, it didn't matter whether I was invited. I squashed...
This is my second time of posting! I'm gonna write about my classes. It pasted one month from starting classes. I found many differences between here in SFSU and my university in Japan. I have four classes right now and all of my classes are until noon, so I have a...
Being an international student my main quest, aside from learning, is trying to see and do as much as possible in the short time I have here in SF. I usually have Sunday's off and so most weeks have taken this time to explore the...
Today I tried to buy a bottle of water, my request was met with a questioning smile; “what?” “Just a bottle of water, please” “what?” “w-ah-ter” “what” “W-AA-TER” “what”, well you get the picture. As English is my first (and ashamedly only) language, I never...