By CISL SF Student, Roman If you study English at CISL San Francisco, it will be easy for you to make a lot of new friends from all over the world. You spend time with them in class and also maybe after class in the school activities. Today, I will recommend some places for to...
Category: <span>Living & Traveling in San Francisco</span>
The Experiences of Jisu from Korea
By CISL San Francisco student, Roman Jisu studies business in Korea and decided to take a year off from university to discover the world. She wants to travel to every continent and communicate with people from all over the world, but she also thinks that it is very important to have a high level of...
Ellie’s experiences from the Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco
Ellie came from Osaka, Japan to study English for three weeks at CISL San Francisco. She enjoys communicating with a lot of foreigners and also meeting a variety of people, which is one of the reasons she decided to come specifically to San Francisco. Besides studying English, Ellie decided to attend the Outside Lands Festival...
Things to See Outside of San Francisco
By Roman (Germany), CISL SF student San Francisco is an amazing city and there are a lot of great things to see and do. But if you stay in the city for longer than a month, you should also discover other places in the Bay Area. Today I will recommend some places to go. Stanford...
Three Common Mistakes English Language Students Make
If you are studying English in San Diego or San Francisco, then you know what thousands of former CISL students know: learning a new language is incredibly fun, but can also be challenging! To help our students, we are providing a list of the three common mistakes many English language students make. Follow our tips...
CISL SF Student Activity: Art classes in San Francisco
How do you meet people and learn something new while you are studying English in San Francisco? Take a fun course! If you have ever wanted to learn how to paint, SF’s Yi Yan Art Academy is a great place to start. Yi Yan Art Academy provides painting classes for beginners. The owner, Yi Yan,...
Writing Tips for the IELTS Essay
Are you taking the IELTS exam soon? Writing is an important aspect of the test: be sure you know these writing tips for the IELTS essay. Writing Tips for the IELTS Essay Choose a position, and stick with it In the IELTS essay, you are typically asked to choose a position. Sometimes, it is...
A Perfect Lunchtime at Mission Dolores Park
By Roman, CISL SF student After a two-month stay in San Francisco, the Mission District has become one of my favorite places in the city. This area, found between 16th Street, 24th Street, Van Ness Avenue and Church Street, is one of the most lovely neighborhoods in San Francisco. Based on my experience, I...
Experiences from Luis
Luis from Spain, who speaks Spanish as well as Basque, wanted to improve his English so he decided to come to America. He chose San Francisco, because his father told him about his own experiences, that San Francisco is the nicest city on the American West Coast. The classes at CISL San Francisco helped him...
Jake’s San Francisco Experiences
Jake, whose Korean name is Sangwon Jung, took a year off from his university in South Korea to seek new experiences and to improve himself. He decided to go to San Francisco for six months to study English and to meet a lot of people from all over the world in this exciting city. The...