San Francisco
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Now and then you could see certain corners with beautiful lines of waves coming through and rolling out cleanly over the ocean.
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Now and then you could see certain corners with beautiful lines of waves coming through and rolling out cleanly over the ocean.
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In case you didn't know, TGIF stands for Thank God it's Friday. After a week in San Leandro I was very excited to get back to the city.
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It might seem strange to have an entire post about food, but it really is a challenge for me to eat healthily here.
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The corporate apartment was a 48 minute walk from the office according to Google maps and taking public transport was about 33 minutes, so I decided to walk. My onboarding was supposed to start at 10 am but we were expected at 9 am according to the email (a bit
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You guessed it, looking for housing. Always a fun thing to do. Definitely a good way to explore and meet people though.
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Union square, homeless people, the real life (unofficial) peaky blinders bar, American pizza (is SF actually a good place for foodies?) and San Leandro.
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San Jose, seeing old friends again and checking out the US supermarkets for the first time, like a real tourist.
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About housing, rent, Manny's (my favourite cafe), meeting interesting people and the calmer than expected SF nightlife.
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Bought my most expensive chai latte ever and I didn’t even get free wifi.
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The hotel itself is probably the least fancy hotel I’ve ever stayed in, but with all my belongings for 6 months and a surf board, a hostel room with 11 others wasn't the best idea.
Hey there,
I'm Fay.
Chinese by blood, Dutch by upbringing.
Third culture kid.
Global feminist.
Engineer by education but an aspiring entrepreneur at heart.
Passionate about sustainability, surfing and saving the world, i.e. humanity.
Only kind of joking there.
I really do want to make the world a better place. All I need to do is figure out how. While I'm at it, I thought I might as well share some stories along the way.
This blog is about my journey from growing up in Shanghai, to studying in the Netherlands, to interning in San Francisco, to starting a software engineering program in Lisbon and beyond.