The annual Orange County Fair

Friday July 22, and group of students in OC joined the program coordinator for a trip to the annual Orange County Fair. We had so much fun! 

The OC fair is famous for BBQ and fried foods. We were able to eat delicious Texas style BBQ ribs. Some students tried the deep friend Oreo cookies and deep fried cheesecake. The deep friend cheese cake was actually really good. 

We also went on a couple roller coasters and saw a heavy metal band perform. There were also a lot of cool animals to see at the fair like turkeys, sheep, ponys and alligators…yes! There was a 15-foot long alligator. 

We took the public shuttle bus to and from the fair, so we saved money. Round trip bus fare plus an entrance ticket to the fair was only $7 altogether. That is a great deal! The fair will be open untilAugust 14, so if you are in Orange or LA county, you should go check it out! www.ocfair.com

By Ty Mussack, Program Coordinator at OC

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Bowling and Korean BBQ!!

The end of term Bowl-O-Rama was a great success! We were a mixture of beginners and veterans, all enjoying the fellowship of this activity. Our high scorer was Ms. Yumi who scored 175.  

All in all, we enjoyed bowling together but then it was time to eat. We decided to have Korean BBQ at Gen, again there were some beginners who had never eaten this style before and veterans who were excited to start chowing down. Oh boy did we chow down! In fact we ate ourselves into a food coma.

Finally, Gen kicked our party out, we said our "farewells" "enjoy your vacations" and parted ways as the sun began to set.

By Sylvia Sunada, Program Coordinator at SB

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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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Summer Party at the Samba Brazilian Steakhouse in Redondo Beach!!

Sunset view from the Samba Steakhouse

On Friday, July 15th, Language Systems had its annual Summer Celebration at the Samba Brazilian Steakhouse in Redondo Beach, California! The evening started off with an appetizing buffet and a beautiful sunset along the pier.  Students from all four schools had a chance to mingle and socialize while enjoying delicious Brazilian food and a gorgeous view!

Partygoers enjoy Brazilian food and lovely view of the beach

PC Ligia from DTLA

Throughout dinner, the MCs Ligia and Ty kept things exciting with trivia and games, ending with a game of Limbo in which contestants demonstrated amazing acrobatic skills!

Students competing in the Limbo game 

Next, two dancers from the group Calle Caliente treated everyone to a Salsa dancing lesson with students and teachers trying out their new moves on the dance floor.

Salsa Teachers

Partygoers learn how to dance Salsa

The main event of the night was the annual Language Systems Talent Show. This year the theme of the competition was international dance from different countries. Four groups of students participated in the contest after they were chosen through video auditions a few days before the party. The groups included dancing from India, Thailand, Brazil, and Korea.

Thai dancer at the Summer Party

All the groups were very entertaining, but the judges could pick only one group.  In the end, the group doing a dance from India in the Bollywood style won the grand prize of $500.

Indian Dance group outside the Samba Steakhouse in Redondo Beach 

After the talent show, the dance group Calle Calliente put on a special performance for everyone. Then the DJ came and everyone enjoyed dancing for the rest of the night!

PC Ty from OC and teacher Anthony from SBLA enjoy themselves in the photobooth

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LA Dodger Game with teacher John!

Saturday night, June 18th, teacher John from LSI Downtown took 12 students to the Dodger baseball game. 

It was a beautiful evening, and the Dodgers won in an exciting game with many hits, home runs, and fine plays. 

It was the first time at Dodger Stadium for almost every student. They enjoyed shopping in the team store for hats and T-shirts and trying the Dodger Dogs and nachos. 

Everyone had a great time and are looking forward to the next game!!

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LACMA visit with teacher Jacob!

A group of students form Language Systems International,  Alhambra went on an excursion to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), lead by ESL/GRE-GMAT instructor Jacob Slingland, in order to experience one of L.A.'s landmark museums.

While at LACMA students explored  works of art by some of the most influential artist of the 20th century, such as Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinski and Jackson Pollock. Everyone enjoyed  inspiring examples of painting and sculpture in a variety of media. 

A few of which they experienced from within and even touched, such as Jesus Rafael Soto's Penetrable, which consists of hundred of suspended yellow tubes that the viewer is meant to touch, walk amongst and generally play with. While taking in some art everyone managed to take a selfie in front of the famous sculpture Urban Lights, by Chrish Burden, and even practiced a little English. 

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Soccer Tournament 2016

                This year’s soccer tournament was nothing short of a success.  Students had the opportunity to experience an entirely new venue with state of the art fields and great weather.  The teams showed up in high spirits ready to claim the main prize for the most popular tournament of the year.

                The energy was high and the excitement of it all kept the cheers going through the entire tournament.  There were a couple of injuries, but that’s because the speed and intensity of the games were at an all time, competitive, high.  This year, the championship was re-claimed by last year’s defending champions from Language Systems OC. This team came ready to take on any team that stepped in the field against them and proved it with wide margin victories.

                During the tournament, LS had a camera crew interviewing students regarding their experience in school and their feelings about the tournament.  People took photo booth pictures with their friends while catching snacks and drinks, and of course, everyone had a positive experience.  Because let’s face it, we would rather be out of class and school to enjoy snacks and a game on a perfectly nice Friday morning and afternoon.

                Let’s hope that next year Language Systems holds the tournament in the same place and that every team trains with exuberance to prove that their school has the best to offer in athletics, while showing off their English skills with other students and on the field.  Let’s make next year just as great.

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