So, this part two is a little late, it should maybe be parts 3 and 4 as well as enough time has passed since I first moved here to write a lot more. Let's start with the University in itself, the campus and the buildings...
In my last blog post I wrote about how even though San Francisco is an amazing city and SF State is a great school, bad things still happens. Luckily, there are a lot of things and people that can make your bad luck and desperate situations...
For the past months, all the other bloggers and I have been writing that San Francisco is a pretty amazing town, and that being an exchange student is kind of really cool. However, even here bad things can happen. I’ve had several experiences with this and...
Coming from a country that barely celebrates Halloween (Australia), I must admit I was quite freaked out by it all. I didn't realise how much people get into the spirit of such a spooky holiday (to be honest I'm still trying to grasp why it's...
Trees with ghosts, balconies with skeletons, front yards with pumpkin faces, zombies and dolls, spiders and cobweb on windows and doors.. In Outer Sunset something evil started to grow out from deep within the sweet pastel houses. We had no idea what was ahead of...
Watching Dutch Television in San Francisco: 2 stars Dutch television is not known as quality television. Dutch people are known for being stingy, and in combination with the imagination of, among others, John de Mol, this resulted in the Dutch inventing – some years after Orwell...
Drinking Coffee to survive University Drinking coffee as a way to survive however gets only two stars. Whenever you need your coffee the most – in the aforementioned mornings – there’s a queue before you that is an American sized an XXL. While still sleeping –...
Drinking Coffee as a way of Living Flywheel Coffee Roasters is the place closest to my home and the place I prefer to sit at to make homework. Their cappuccinos are amazing, their personnel ticks all the obligatory “working at hipster place” boxes, and they have...
When people think of America they think of fame, movies, talent and song. But when you're actually in America, it's completely different seeing the reality of it all. Not too long ago I climbed up to the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles. The closer I got...
It's such a great feeling to finally feel comfortable around a group of people that are like your new family. Being here over the last couple of months has definitely come with its ups and downs. There is so much to see, explore and experience but...