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San Francisco Food Review: Kimbap and Kimchi burrito @ John’s Snack and Deli!

By CISL SF student, Miri Han, Korea It might look like an ordinary small convenience store in the Financial District. But you can have great Kimbap (Korean style maki) and Kimchi burrito here. In small Kitchen John’s mother and some … Continue reading

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Winter in San Francisco

by CISL SF student, Philipp Bourdon (Germany) On December 5th, 2010 my plane landed in San Francisco. My booking involved four weeks studying in Converse International School of Languages and eight weeks Volunteer English program. Also, I am living for … Continue reading

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CISL SF Students Attend Hillary Clinton & Condoleeza Rice Events

Both Hillary and Condoleeza appeared at different days as part of the Commonwealth club event. Jean-Pierre Guittard made an announcement at the school during graduation letting all students know that CISL SF had bought free tickets for Hillary’s speech and … Continue reading

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Our new intern in San Francisco

Hey, My name is Julia, and I am staying in San Francisco for three months. At home in Berlin, Germany, I study English in order to be a High School teacher. Obviously, my English has to be very good and … Continue reading

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CISL San Francisco – Blog Entry #2

Wanda’s class submitted essays for the essay contest and I am proud to announce that the winner from her class is Yasunobu (Mikey). Please see below for Mikey’s blog entry: How Would You Describe Your Study Abroad Experience? Hello, I’m … Continue reading

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Essay Contest at CISL San Francisco

We invited students to participate in an Essay Contest for our CISL blog. We were on the lookout for creative and interesting short essays about their experiences studying at CISL, or living in San Francisco, any cultural differences they have noticed, … Continue reading

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Alexandra: Sailing on the San Francisco Bay

I didn’t want to see the Golden Gate Bridge like everyone else and I got the chance to take a trip on a catamaran. It is really fun and I’ve seen some places I wouldn’t have seen from the San … Continue reading

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Alexandra: Our Intern at CISL San Francisco

Our Intern Alexandra, started her internship at CISL San Francisco yesterday. Please see her blog entry below. Greetings, My name is Alexandra. I’m 21 years old and I’m from Vienna, Austria. Right now I’m studying Journalism and Communication at the … Continue reading

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Welcome to the CISL Blog

Use the blog to find out what is going on at CISL and things to do in San Francisco and San Diego.  You can also read about  some of our students  and get English practice material. Return to the CISL … Continue reading

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SF: Dolores Park: A Profile

Where: Dolores Street and 18th Street Almost all parks are free, but that doesn’t make them worth a visit. However, San Francisco’s Dolores Park could probably charge a small fee and people would still come. Why? Because it is the … Continue reading

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