I had a lot of expectations when I arrived to San Francisco about two weeks ago. And what I've learned the last two weeks is that not everything is as you expected. First of all before I arrived to San Francisco I thought the weather always...
Picking up your life and moving somewhere new will always be an exciting experience. The moment I knew I was accepted at SFSU I handed in my 3 months resignation on both my room in my shared flat in Norway and my part time jobs. Step...
Exactly two weeks ago I arrived at San Francisco International Airport and a lot has happened since then. I moved into my room on campus, met my roommates and attended the orientation week. I went to see the famous see lions at the pier, ordered a...
The fall 2015 semester in SF State starts on August 24th! So do my blogger's life! I'm an exchange student from Taiwan, and hope to make a lot of new friends!!! I'm 21, a sporty girl, I like to play sports, major in Recreation, Park and tourism. By writing the...
I hadn’t been in San Francisco a whole week before I decided to go on a 4 day excursion to Yosemite National Park. Situated about a 5 hour drive outside of San Francisco city, it is a vast landscape of picturesque and breath-taking natural beauty....
Your life is like a book. Each new experience that you encounter is a new chapter. You can go through your childhood as one, teenage years as another, through to College and so on. Getting ready to come to San Francisco on exchange seemed like...
IMG_5304 One of my first authentic American experiences as an English exchange student in San Francisco was attending a gospel choir in Tenderloin which runs the charity GLIDE. Although I would not consider myself religious in any way, attending this sermon turned out to be a...
I have only been in this city for two weeks, but I´m already tired of waiting for the buses and the muni. So, me and my roomies decided to buy a bike. And my opinion is that if you really want to explore the city...
So, for a lot of you guys the fall semester started today. For me it starts tomorrow. It's the very first day of a whole new chapter in our lives. There are a lot of things that needs to be taken care of, a whole list...
My exchange semester is over. Time to go home. It was a difficult semester. I have learnt a lot and became wiser. Thank you for good and bad experiences, San Francisco! You made me stronger. ...