On Monday, I spent most of the day going from viewing to viewing and in the end not quite settling on anything. Travelling to different viewings is nevertheless a great way to get to know the city.
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The first weekend (part 2)
We visited the Ferry Building around Union Square, where you also immediately see the extreme contrast between rich and poor. I moved from San Francisco to San Leandro, a very suburban neighbourhood, into a dodgy flat.
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I spent the night in San Jose with Mei and Thomas and visited my first American supermarket. The prices were shocking. Also, I quickly review my first impressions of the start-up scene in SF.
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I had a really early morning today and woke up at around 6am, so I decided to get out early and try and find a coffeshop with wifi to get some work done. It was a pretty long day with lot’s on the schedule, so feel free to skip through this post a bit.
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Woke up nice and early this morning to try and sort out as much as possible before starting work next week. Bought my most expensive chai latte ever and I didn’t even get free wifi. Some funny things I noticed about SF include:
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After a fun last dinner with close friends and a franctic morning of last minute packing, I made it to Rotterdam Centraal just on time to get the 12:51 train to catch my flight to San Francisco at 15:00. I hadn’t really thought through the logistics of carrying a large duffle, a surfboard, a backpack and a small handbag by myself, let alone walk around the airport.
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People who (don't) plan
in Life
I hate not having plans. I love going out and doing things with my friends but for some reason… Deep, deep down… I really don’t want to set anything in stone. It’s like a constant battle.
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