Born in Lexington, Kentucky and a past resident of North Carolina, Los Angeles and London, Ned is currently a 4th year Creative Writing student of San Francisco State who is graduating in the spring of 2016. With interests in Film, Music and History, he can often be found collecting movie… more »

Neha Pearce is a Bay Area native who spent the last four years studying psychology and English at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In her last year as an undergrad she took course work in Film Studies and worked as an intern producer for a local media company.

Born and raised in Southern California, Nicole is a senior at UC Berkeley pursuing a B.A. in Media Studies. She’s a budding yogi and theatre enthusiast with a passion for exploring new food places (documented on her Instagram @nicolearca). Nicole also writes for Kollaboration.org and performs spoken word poetry at… more »

Phuong Pham is a Vietnamese MBA’s graduate and fell in love with San Francisco city at the first sight. She has a big sense of curiosity about everything, which makes her passion for travel, languages and food grow bigger and bigger. She writes about little things that she found interesting… more »

A Blogger, Fashion Writer, Movie Addict, bitten by the Travel Bug, Priyam holds a Masters in Broadcast Communications and Film Studies and has worked on a television network as a lifestyle writer. Read more on her blog.

Rebecca Wishnia is a violinist who performs, teaches, and writes about classical music. When not at concerts, she enjoys studying romantic works, reading, and trying new restaurants. She is a native San Franciscan and graduate of University of California, Santa Cruz.

A world citizen who’s not afraid to face heavily air-conditioned buses in Myanmar, hitchhiking through Taiwan or taking the leap to San Francisco. Born and raised in the Netherlands, Rianne identifies herself as a literary dirtbag, with a Communications & Media degree in her pocket, and notebooks, pens, and hiking… more »

Sally James is an award-winning Australian author, writer, radio host and chef, whose recipes and books have won international acclaim and whose work has appeared in numerous travel and food publications. From the age of 17, her passion was to travel somewhere internationally every year, and she now resides in… more »

Samantha Prasad is the author of the poetry book Phoenix Rising: Onward and Upward. She’s got a thing for prose and always carries a book in her purse. A Bay Area native, she graduated from Santa Clara University with an MBA in Digital Marketing. She has an incurable case of… more »

Born and raised in the small coastal town of Pacifica, 22-year-old Sarah is passionate about her neighboring city of San Francisco and its culture. New experiences such as travel, food, and art provide the inspiration needed to pursue her dream career in writing. Sarah is currently an undergrad at San… more »

Sarah Ndjongo is a young photographer and writer based at the University of California- Berkeley, where she studies Rhetoric with a concentration in Narrative and Film. Sarah is often spotted at her church events where she is involved with choir as well as media/television. Aside from church, she enjoys immersing… more »

Sarah has spent most of her life in the South Bay, but the allure of what a big metropolitan city has to offer has brought her to San Francisco. She has her Bachelor’s in Biology and after more than two years of clinical work, she has made a huge career… more »

With a passion for writing and exploring, Sarita works on assignments that allow her to convey stories from multiple perspectives. She loves her Guyanese roots and taking in vibrant cultures from around the world. Find her work at www.saritastarks.com.

A Berkeley, California native Savannah now attends Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. She’s a french and history double major with an unofficial concentration in tacos. Before she moves to Paris in the Fall she hopes to aid the global community in finding the best food and fun in the San… more »

Stan Rezaee is a Bay Area writer who likes to explore the communities’ diverse cultures when he is not nerding out.

Sydney is a writer from the Bay Area with a passion for storytelling and sharing, and is always on the lookout to try something new. When she’s not writing you can find her traveling, practicing yoga, at a concert, or reading up on her favorite lifestyle blogs.

Sylvie Sturm is a writer, journalist, and award-winning newspaper editor. Born and raised in Canada, she was wooed by the charms of San Francisco and has made it her mission to uncover every aspect of this spectacular city. When she’s not on the hunt for the next film festival or… more »

Thivanka Perera is originally from Sri Lanka, but presently resides in San Francisco where he is pursuing his BFA in Motion Pictures & Television at the Academy of Art. He has published two volumes of poetry in his home country, and worked for the Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) as a… more »

T. Bear! is a Northern Californian by way of Arizona and a multimedia personality who also writes for his blog The Celebrity-free Zone. When he’s not crafting blogs or videos, you may find him on a street photography safari or trying out recipes to add to his Big Oven page.

Victoria is a vintagenista and wanderluster who is always looking forward to finding treasures at the flea market and discovering adventures abroad. She loves a good laugh, and sees humor in everything. While most people are busy duck facing, she is still trying to master the perfect poker face. Follow… more »