My work involves:

Assisting students in every facet of life, from orientation to the end of their courses, getting ID, opening a bank account, housing, etc.

My top tip for learning:

Be flexible... taking on new assignments helps you understand how your work inter-relates with other areas of life.

My top tip for enjoying San Diego:

Don't be afraid to leave Gaslamp [the main tourist area]! Surf in the morning and then find a rooftop bar to enjoy the sunset on the bay!

My experience:

Born and raised in Southern California, I hail from the exquisite town of Riverside, California. I graduated from UC Santa Barbara with Honours, acquiring a degree in Linguistics and Global Studies. I spent my junior year abroad in France, which really roused my interest in international education.

After some teaching and an internship with Embassy, I was honoured to become Student Services Representative. Though absorbed in my position, I still find time to practise piano, play tennis, teach dance, perform in musical theatre, and paint. I love good literature, long road trips, and San Diego!

My work involves:

Teaching students, helping the other teachers and the admin staff, and even decorating the school at holiday times!

My top tip for learning:

Make friends from other countries, so that you MUST speak English!

My top tip for enjoying San Diego:

Go somewhere new every week - you can ask your teachers where to go.

My experience:

I am originally from New York. I've lived and studied in New York, Philadelphia, Paris and Tokyo.

I've been teaching English since 1989: before that, I worked as an actress in New York City!

I love Embassy: I have such wonderful students and colleagues.

My top tip for learning:

Learn from the people around you: learn from their mistakes, and then do it better than they do. Be persistent, don't give up, it'll pay off.

My top tip for enjoying San Diego:

Feel free to go out, enjoy the city and everything it has to offer. The climate is very agreeable and the city is gorgeous. Visit all its beaches, go out eating in one of the several good restaurants or simply spend time with your classmates and friends.

My experience:

This great experience should not be missed by anyone. Stay as long as you can: it's not going to be long enough.

My top tip for learning:

Just follow the teachers! Embassy teachers are awesome!!

My top tip for enjoying San Diego:

You must go to a beach every week, because there are many beaches that you can enjoy. On the weekends, go around with friends who come from all over the world. You can make most memorable moments!!

My experience:

In San Diego, you can not only learn and improve your English, but you can also enjoy life during your stay. But be careful: time flies when you stay, because there are lots of things to do. If you just go out without plan, you will find something to do. The amazing weather, beaches, downtown, restaurants, shopping centres and clubs will help you!

My top tip for learning:

First of all, I think learning is such a pleasure and enjoying this with your teacher and your classmates makes it easier.

My top tip for enjoying San Diego:

The beaches here are amazing, the sunset is beautiful and calls my attention everytime I look through a window. The restaurants are really cozy and the clubs ... I will never forget the nights that I spent at the clubs partying with my friends.

My experience:

Learning English is the best part of San Diego. Some of the teachers here have helped me a lot and they deserve a big round of applause.

I enjoy San Diego a lot, I think is the best place I've ever been. Though I miss my family, San Diego took my pain away because of the cool places, the school that I love so much. The people that live here are so warm, nice and outgoing.

Come to San Diego, enjoy your stay and rock this wonderful city!

My top tip for learning:

I think the best way to learn a new language is to live in the place because you can push your mind to work in the native language.

My top tip for enjoying San Diego:

San Diego has the best beaches, restaurants, and parks. My favourite moment is to see the sunset in La Jolla.

My experience:

During my time in America, I am discovering many things, and living new experiences. Really I can say I have luck because I am in America, I am studying at the best language school. The most beautiful experience in San Diego is watching the blue sky, and the weather is amazing!

Really I am very glad to be here.

My work involves:

Teaching English at all levels.

My top tip for learning:

Read, read, read!!

My top tip for enjoying life in San Diego:

Relax and enjoy!  There are tons of great things to do.

My experience:

I have been teaching English for a million years in the US, Mexico and overseas. My passion is to build bridges across gaps for people between different cultures and languages.

I enjoy gardening, travelling, reading, and occasionally poetry writing.

My top tip for learning:

Don't skip class, don't be late to class, ask questions about things you don't understand (bother teachers with huge amount of questions)!

My top tip for enjoying San Diego:

Hang out with foreigners, not people of the same nationality. With them, go to many places where you can enjoy life.
There are many beautiful beaches, nice parks, famous zoos and wonderful museums in San Diego.

My experience:

I like sunshine of the summer. Before I came to San Diego, all I knew about San Diego was perfect weather and beautiful beaches.
It was totally true. Except in the winter time, I can wear flip-flops, tank tops and short pants any time!

San Diego is the perfect city for people who like summer. So I really like it here and I enjoy life in San Diego.

Our top tip for learning:

Take the chance if you've got it!

Our top tip for enjoying San Diego:

San Diego offers so many different kinds of entertainment. The best things are the beaches, the fine weather and it's near famous big cities like Hollywood, L.A, Tijuana and Las Vegas. 
 
Follow us to the beach!

Our experience:

There are many reasons for you to come and join us in sunny San Diego.

The teachers at Embassy San Diego are amazing, humorous, well-educated in teaching and very patient. They have always smiles on their faces that catch you directly.

You have a chance to meet all kinds of people from all over the world. It's a different kind of school because it's fun to go to school. Everybody has come here because of their own will.

My work involves:

Helping students to learn and use English as well as helping them navigate and love my favourite city: San Diego!

>My top tip for learning:

Make brave mistakes!

My top tip for enjoying life in San Diego:

Every day you should say "hello" to someone who you do not know.

My experience:

I love English almost as much as I love English students.  I studied theatre at Whittier College in California and, later, travelled around the United States as an actor and theatre technician.  In 2002, I married my wife, Lisa, whom I love.  We both live in San Diego with our two children, Gabe and Eli.

My top tip for learning:

San Diego is the best place to improve your (nightlife-) English. Go out as much as you can and ask your teacher the next day about the new words you learned while you were out.

The School has an amazing view over San Diego (17th floor in Downtown)…don't look out of the window too much - otherwise you will learn not as much as you could. Learning in Embassy involves a lot of fun, great (and crazy) teachers and countless groovy students.

My top tip for enjoying San Diego:

You will never have time to not enjoy San Diego. This city is amazing but you will miss a lot of sleep. Get together with new friends from all over the world and enjoy the day- and of course the fantastic nightlife in San Diego.

My work involves:

Planning, preparing, and teaching the required material; making it as enjoyable as possible to keep the students busy and happy.

My top tip for learning:

When asking for help, never say, "I don't speak English, can you help me?". Say, "I am learning English, can you help me?".

My top tip for enjoying San Diego:

Explore an enjoy the city. San Diego is a wonderful place. But don't forget, "when in Rome, do as the Romans do".

My experience:

I was born in San Jose, Costa Rica, and educated in the United States.I taught English in Venezuela for 16 years. I enjoy teaching and at the same time learning many things from my students. I love Opera and classical music, but I love dancing to popular music as well.

My work involves:

Unlocking the mysteries of the English language, helping students realise how wonderful they are, and liaising new technology between headquarters and teachers.

My top tip for learning:

Tip #1-Mistakes are just stepping stones to success so speak up even when you're not sure if you're right.
Tip #2 -Realise that learning also exists outside of the classroom. Get out there and experience the life and culture in the city where you study and new language is bound to come along! 

My top tip for enjoying life in San Diego:

Do something new every day, even if it's just visiting a new grocery store. Even small experiences can lead to fun adventures!

My experience:

It's uniquely fortunate that I can boast working for this company in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres!  I started my career with Embassy in 2005 in Perth, Australia where I had the privilege of getting paid to have fun. Well, my official job title was 'Activities Program Coordinator/Teacher' but this is how I saw it nonetheless.

I am now a Teacher/Media and Technology Champion at Embassy San Diego.  You may notice my affinity for being a "slashy" in this company, both of my titles being 'this-slash-that'. This reflects my love of multi-tasking and this company's knack for finding the right niches for their employees.

I can honestly say that I have enjoyed every minute of my years with Embassy on both sides of the world. Whether in Australia or the US, there isn't another company I'd rather be working for because, quite simply, we are the best providers of English education in the world!

When not moving between the two furthest points on the globe, I keep myself busy teaching my Australian husband how to speak American English and chasing after my two puppies; Mad Max and King Buddy III.