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San Francisco is an iconic American city.  Nearly every mile of this hilly city is famous, from the Golden Gate Bridge to Fisherman’s Wharf, the Palace of Fine Arts to Lombard Street.  When you [...]

Fort Lauderdale is the largest city in the Greater Metropolitan Miami area.  28 miles North of Miami, it has all the beauty of Miami Beach without the expense.  Port Everglades hosts cruise [...]

Massachusetts was one of the original colonies that united to form the US.  When you’re in Boston you can see and feel the history!  Boston was a central player in the American Revolution—I’m [...]

Aventura is a suburban city 18 miles north of Miami. It’s famous for its mall, the 5th largest in the US. But what makes this quiet town truly great is its proximity to Miami, Fort Lauderdale, [...]

Atlanta, or “Hotlanta” as it’s known, is the capital city of Georgia, and it’s ‘hot’ for reasons other than temperature.  Atlanta is racially diverse, and well-educated, with an exciting music [...]

There’s a lot of overlap between English and French.  Word order is basically the same, article use is similar, and both languages have auxiliary verbs, but there are some differences that create [...]

Chinese families and communities are very close knit so ESL students may have somewhat limited exposure to Western culture.  Chinese students are often learning and speaking English only in their [...]

Chinese families and communities are very close-knit, so ESL students may have somewhat limited exposure to Western culture.  Chinese students are often learning and speaking English only in [...]

Arabic is spoken in many countries so there are a wide variety of dialects, 4 in Saudi Arabia alone—Gulf, Hijazi, Najdi, and the Standard Arabian dialect.  English pronunciation problems can vary [...]

China and America have a few things in common in that they’re both large countries with a wide variety of dialects and a deep sense of patriotism.  The languages, however, are another story. The [...]