Food Trucks in America!!

A lot of students at Language Systems come from countries that have a vibrant street food culture. Because of certain strict laws and regulations in California, there is not a lot of street food out there. However, we do have a thing called food trucks in California, and you should check some of them out. A lot of cities have food truck gatherings, when many different types of food trucks all meet at one location to give people a really cool dining experience.

 Recently, a group of Language Systems students from the OC campus went to a food truck gathering in Fullerton, CA. The most popular truck that night was a fusion truck that combined Korean food with Mexican and American food.

The most popular item that the students ordered was the pork belly sliders. Another favorite was a truck selling Cajun food, which comes from New Orleans, Louisiana. Sometimes ordering from the food trucks may seem a little expensive, but you are supporting a small “family business.” Check it out!

By Ty Mussack, Program Coordinator at OC 

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Lunch and afternoon at the beach with Sepideh!!

The Vegas Buffet at Del Amo mall is an excellent place to experience many different types of food! Students and I enjoyed talking about different foods in various cultures. 

After we filled our bellies, we went down to beautiful Hermosa Beach. We we took a tranquil walk on the beach and enjoyed the relaxing scenery. We talked about many different topics, however, the most interesting conversation was about the advantages and disadvantages of living in the U.S. 

The students' perspectives were all very unique. It was a great day indeed! 

Earth Day in OC!

During the month of April, each of our Language Systems International campuses has their own way to allow students the opportunity to do something positive for the environment.  

At the Language Systems International Orange County campus, each April international students have the opportunity to participate in a volunteer project called “Beach Cleanup.”  This activity takes place at the Huntington Beach pier, and it is a chance for international students to help keep California clean by roaming the beach in search for trash and debris.  It is truly sad how much trash and debris people just throw on the beach, especially since there are large trash cans about every 30 feet (10 meters) or so. 

 For students who want to do this kind of volunteer work on a regular basis, they can join the Huntington Beach Surfrider Foundation.  This organization is dedicated to keeping California beaches clean.  The next time you visit a beach in California, remember to throw all your trash in a trash can.  If you see any trash on the beach, maybe pick up a few pieces and throw it in the trash can, even if it’s not your trash.  Together we can keep California clean!

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Movie time with DJ!

We met for lunch a little later than usual. The students and I were all starving before our afternoon matinee.  We decided to fill our bellies at Stack'd.   The coolest thing about eating there is not only can customize your pizza, burger, or salad on your private iPad in the middle of each table but you can also pay your bill separately at the end of your meal. Did I mention filling our bellies? Boy oh boy did we ever!

We slowly carried our overstuffed bellies to the theater for Kung Fu Panda 3. Everyone was excited and hopeful they could understand what they were about to see.  Unfortunately, because we all were in a food coma, and the theater was cold and dark, two students were treated to a premium nap time which cost only $12! The rest of us were treated to a few laughs AND tears. The movie was funny and quite touching but not quite as good as the first two installments. 

All in all, we all had a good time having lunch and a movie.

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A Taste of Orange County with Ty

 

Today we visited "little Arabia" off the 5 freeway and Brookhurst in the city of Anaheim. We had lunch at a Lebanese hole-in-the-wall called Zait & Zataar.  The food was amazing! We had shawarma, hummus, and some amazing pastries and bread items that I have no idea how to say.

  Some of our students were from Saudi Arabia, and they even said the food was delicious.  It was only about 10 minutes from our Language Systems - Orange County campus.  Our Taste of OC activity takes place each month and it is designed to give our students a chance to eat some of the amazing international food we have here in California. 

 If you love food, you are really lucky to be studying English in California because we have authentic food from all over the world!  

Until next time, thanks everybody for coming out to lunch today!

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