If you are living and studying English in San Diego or San Francisco, there is one very important thing you must know: Californians LOVE burritos. What you find inside the burrito will vary greatly depending on the city you live because burrito cultures in San Diego and San Francisco vary tremendously! San Diego Burritos...
Known as one of the most beautiful and fun beaches in Southern California, Pacific Beach (called “PB”) joins with Mission Beach to complete a three-mile long white-sand beach with a boardwalk for bicyclists, roller-bladers, and pedestrians. The boardwalk is lined with shops, restaurants, cafes, vendors, and even a roller coaster. It’s a great place to...
A day at San Diego’s Comic-Con San Diego’s Comic-Con, a four-day event that draws roughly 150,000 people each year, is currently underway! If you are currently studying English at CISL San Diego, make sure to run downtown and check out the awesome costumes. You just might run into a celebrity or two while walking around...
The following article contains many phrasal verbs. They are in bold. Do you know what each of these phrasal verbs means? Check out the definitions at the end of this article! Bust out your fancy clothes and dust off your best hat: the Del Mar race season is underway! On July 17th, the Del Mar...
CISL TOEFL classes begin on Tuesday, July 9 and the next SD and SF TOEFL tests will be held in just four weeks. Best of luck to our students! To help them prepare, we have five useful verbs to help improve TOEFL vocabulary. These words can be applied to any section of the test. 1....
The temperatures are rising in California, and this means one thing for San Diego residents and CISL SD students: the fair is here!! Each year, cities across the United States put on a local fair. Fairs in the U.S. vary from city to city, but most have a few things in common: they must have...
When you think of American cheese, what do you think of? If you answered cheddar, you are not alone: many CISL students associate the word “cheese” in the United States with the yellow, processed cheese that is popular on hamburgers. But this is hardly a representative of true American cheese! CISL students are surprised to...
San Diego received its nickname “America’s Finest City” for many reasons, and one is of course its stunning beaches. What better way to enjoy the views of the city’s rocky coastlines and sandy beaches than by combining the view with delicious foods? We have a list of some of the best restaurants for CISL students...
Last month, we brought you a list of 10 words we owe to Shakespeare. This month, we bring you some more! Did you know that CISL students studying English in San Diego can easily see a Shakespeare play? Balboa Park is home to the Old Globe Theatre, which is a reconstruction of the original Globe...
Beautiful Hawaii is just a plane ride away from California, and a trip that many CISL students take while they are studying in the U.S. The one food that all tourists must try while visiting Hawaii is the famous dish “poke.” Pronounced “po-key,” this dish is the Hawaiian version of sushi. Raw tuna is mixed...
