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Hi everyone ! For those who don't remember or who had not read my "Step 1" post, here is a little reminder. I want to share with you my spring break experiences through Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Road California 1 ! So we left...

Hey guys! Welcome back to SF State… These first few days following the Spring break have been hard for everyone, but it is time to get back into the swing of things! Let me just dream of it a little… These 10 days have been absolutely amazing,...

Hey Folks! San Francisco has a huge scene in pop-culture and has been featured in many movies we’ve all seen. I thought it’d be fun to tell you guys about some of the places you can go to in the city to see where famous movie...

Hi everyone ! I hope everybody had a great spring break discovering California, Mexico, Hawaii or other crazy places. For me the trip started with Las Vegas. I arrived on the 16th at night and two of my friends joined me on the 17th at night...

The California Academy of Sciences was on the to do list since a couple of weeks after I got here. From what my friends described, it was like a museum, exotic zoo and science fair combined, with booze and DJs thrown in the mix if...

Hi everyone ! This week I want to share with you two spots that I found this week-end and that you should try ! The two places are in the Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood. The first place is called "The Grove" and is a very cute café/restaurant...

It's funny how different I feel about public transport over here. Even after two months, everything is enough of a novelty that I don't mind being on the train or bus at all. I hated the train back home. And buses? Forget about it. I...

Passing the Castro Theatre is a part of my daily routine. I remember seeing the place the first few times being surreal, because I watched the film Milk on the plane on the way over here. For anyone who doesn’t know, Milk is a film...

Hi how's it going guys? Good news! Spring Break is soon! Have any plan? Bad news TAT. Midterm is coming...

Hey guys! Do you know the Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, animator, author, and manga artist Hayao Miyazaki? This week, the IEEC Cross-Cultural & Academic Committee organized a viewing of one of his famous animation, Spirited Away, in school. I couldn’t attend it, but heard it...