Exploring San Diego: Balboa Park
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Exploring San Diego: Balboa Park

CISL San Diego students may spend a lot of their free time at the city’s stunning beaches, but they spend just as much time in San Diego’s most beautiful and famous park: Balboa Park. The 1,200 acre park is a collection of museums, history, and outdoor recreation. Balboa Park is full of so many activities...

Yoga Lessons in San Diego
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Yoga Lessons in San Diego

Surfing, laser tag, rock climbing, soccer games . . . CISL students are very active when they are not in the classroom studying English! Students now have another opportunity to get fit while studying abroad: CISL is pleased to have partnered with Yoga One, a studio located just down the street from our school on...

Roberto Visits the San Diego Zoo
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Roberto Visits the San Diego Zoo

Hello everybody, My name is Roberto Díaz and I am one of the English students that has had the pleasure to attend an English course at Converse International School of Languages in San Diego. During my last week in San Diego, I had the opportunity to visit the San Diego Zoo with the Converse organized activity...

Belmont Park and Mission Beach (plus a vocabulary lesson!)
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Belmont Park and Mission Beach (plus a vocabulary lesson!)

Recently our CISL San Diego students took a trip to Belmont Park and Mission Beach for some afternoon relaxation. They had a great time and were kind enough to share some photos with us! To celebrate this fun part of San Diego, we are offering a short reading about Belmont Park and Mission Beach. If you...

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Writing Contest Winner: What comes to mind when you think of summer?

  Just two weeks ago, Americans celebrated Labor Day, which traditionally marks the end of summer. But the weather is still warm and summer is in full-swing here in San Diego! Because we are still enjoying the late summer sun and activities, we thought we would ask our students what they think of summer. The...

Hitting the waves in Pacific Beach
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Hitting the waves in Pacific Beach

Surf’s up! One of the most popular activities for CISL San Diego students is surfing. We are lucky to have found PB Surf Shop, the oldest surf school in San Diego, to teach our students how to surf. According to our students, the instructors are fun, easygoing, and very helpful… and since nearly all of...

Life after CISL: an old student returns!!
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Life after CISL: an old student returns!!

One of the saddest things about a school like CISL is saying goodbye to all of our wonderful, warm students. So when an old student surprises us with a visit, you can imagine the excitement of the teachers and the staff! Just a few weeks ago, former CISL San Diego student Benedikt Olles from Germany popped...

Laser tag
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Laser tag

What is one of the most fun (and strangest) ways to exercise? Laser tag! Recently students from the Converse International School of Languages San Diego campus took a trip to Ultrazone, a local laser tag center. Judging from the photos, everyone had a great time! Although most people think of beaches and the Zoo when...

Six Flags tickets: over half off!
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Six Flags tickets: over half off!

What is one event that all CISL San Diego students say is a “must-do”? A day trip to Six Flags! CISL currently has Six Flags tickets on sale for $25.00 per ticket. Each ticket is good until December 31, 2012. Tickets are normally $62.00, so this is a great price! See Lorena at the Front Desk...

Visiting the Museum of Man in Balboa Park
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Visiting the Museum of Man in Balboa Park

The Activities Coordinator at Converse International School of Languages in San Diego often arranges student trips to Balboa Park. Last week, students took a trip to the park and to the Museum or Man, one of many museums on the premises. The Museum of Man is dedicated to anthropology (the academic study of humanity). The...