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...
This year, San Francisco was rated the “Healthiest City in the United States” by Women’s Health and Men’s Health Magazines. Congratulations to the City by the Bay! We are not surprised to hear of this new accolade. San Franciscans walk throughout their city, enjoy hiking and biking on the weekends, and have access to the...
CISL San Francisco students, staff and teachers enjoyed a wonderful “Welcome to Summer Patio Party” on the rooftop terrace this past Friday.The weather in San Francisco has been significantly warmer than usual so it was a great opportunity for everyone to enjoy some time outside. Lunch consisted of both vegetarian and meaty pizzas and students...
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....
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
