Visiting San Francisco’s best movie theater: Sundance Cinema Kabuki
It’s movie time! Find your assigned seat, order your cocktail, enjoy your Shrimp Ceviche Salad and your Chocolate Ganache Cheesecake, and enjoy! If this does not sound like the typical movie experience, that is because it isn’t: you aren’t watching a movie in a run-of-the-mill movie theater, you are experiencing a movie at Sundance Cinema [...]
Culinary suggestion for international students: California-style sushi
It may seem strange to come to the United States to eat Japanese food, but many international students studying English in the U.S. are excited to find that Americans LOVE sushi! Most students–especially those who have been to or are from Japan–note that the sushi you find in California restaurants can be different from the [...]
San Francisco Food Truck Adventure
San Francisco has so many different restaurants that a person could eat at a different restaurant every day for a year, and still not even scratch the surface of the diversity of restaurants available. Now this list of eateries has gotten even longer because of the delicious food available on wheels. That’s right, FOOD [...]
San Francisco’s Bay to Breakers, May 19, 2013
Get out your craziest costume and your running shoes: Bay to Breakers is coming to San Francisco on May 19, 2013! The 101-year old Bay to Breakers 12 kilometer run is one of the world’s largest and oldest marathons, and is a beloved tradition in San Francisco. Every year, thousands of people register and run [...]
Suggested international student activity: free rooftop yoga Sundays in SF
San Francisco has just been named The Healthiest City in the United States, so it comes as no surprise that there are many organized (and free!) exercise activities throughout the city. A popular option is the Lombardi Sports Rooftop Yoga Class, which is held every Sunday. The class is a perfect way for students living [...]
Suggested international student activity: San Francisco’s famous clam chowder bread bowls!
A soup with an edible bowl? Genius! One of San Francisco’s most famous foods is the clam chowder bread bowl. At CISL, we consider it a “must try” food while living and studying in the U.S. What IS a clam chowder bread bowl? The dish consists of clam chowder, which is a thick soup made [...]
CISL students celebrate Pi (pie) with delicious dessert in SD and SF
Today is March 14 (3-14). Do you know what that means? It is Pi day! Americans jokingly celebrate Pi day (3-14) as “Pie” day. Suddenly, the date that looks like a mathematical number (3.141592654 . . . ) becomes a day to eat delicious dessert! Do you know where to find delicious pies or other [...]
Interesting facts about San Diego and San Francisco for international students
CISL students call San Diego and San Francisco “home” during their time as an international English student. But how much do these students know about the cities that they live in? CISL compiled a few interesting facts about San Diego and San Francisco that even most residents of these two cities do not know. Stump [...]
International student activity in SF: Chinese New Year festival, February 23, 2013
When living in San Francisco, the influence of Asian culture cannot be denied: from the Japanese Gardens to Chinatown, Asian cultures are definitely an important part of San Francisco’s mosaic. With such a strong influence from Eastern cultures, it is no surprise that San Francisco’s Chinese New Year festival has been rated one of the [...]
Suggested International Student Activity: SF Film Noir Festival: Jan 25 – Feb 3
Do you think of Hollywood when you think of California? A fascinating part of California’s history stems from its movie industry. Many movie lovers are intrigued by “old Hollywood,” which includes the glamorized decades of the 1940s and 50s and the fabulous celebrities who were famous at that time. To celebrate this time period [...]
