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Khad
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Venezuela27 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-15 21:05:22
March 15 2012 20:48 GMT
#1
Hello TL, this is the deal, im going to USA in 2 months to learn to speak it (know a bit of writing and google translate help), so got in touch with ELS so i have choose going to California, but i like this 3 options:

La verne

San Diego

San Francisco

So i would want some advice, cause i would like some e-sports contact/barcraft/LAN in my time here, what you guys think will be the best place to stay ? (Consider i will got low budget for this things)

Also, i got a degree in management from my country ( Venezuela ), so i would like some recommendations about having some related US-Education in this zones

Thank you!

Quiero volver a ver torneos en centros comerciales!
dAPhREAk
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Nauru12397 Posts
March 15 2012 20:59 GMT
#2
SF is the best. they have barcrafts there, san jose (hour south) and berkeley (30 mins east). also, there are sc2 tourneys in berkeley, sf, san jose and davis (about one hour NE from SF). plus, sf is a very nice place to live as a foreigner. lots of options for food, easy transportation everywhere (dont need a car) and lots of different races so you are likely to find a group of Venezuelans if that is your pleasure (or stay away from them because it will hurt your studying).

La Verne is in the middle of nowhere.

San Diego is a nice place to live, but I have never heard of any barcraft or SC2 related things there.
hp.Shell
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2527 Posts
March 15 2012 21:13 GMT
#3
I suggest San Francisco as I have family who lives there and it seems to be a very nice place to live. But it looks like San Diego has more BarCrafts. San Francisco is doing MLG Winter, at least.

For education you could try UC Berkeley.
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English
Profile Joined April 2010
United States475 Posts
March 15 2012 21:18 GMT
#4
I'd say SF is the best option overall. Southern California does have a large e-sports scene but it's more spread out (LA, OC, SD). You'll need a car to get mostly anywhere in San Diego itself. No to La Verne.

Transportation should be your biggest concern, and the Bay Area has a wide variety of accessible public transportation.
MaV_gGSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada1345 Posts
March 15 2012 21:22 GMT
#5
Good luck :D
Life's good :D
Khad
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Venezuela27 Posts
March 15 2012 22:06 GMT
#6
Ty guys, i slightly prefer SF also, but i wonder having All these barcraft in L.A would be "better" ? or is to hard to go without a CAR ?
Quiero volver a ver torneos en centros comerciales!
dAPhREAk
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Nauru12397 Posts
March 15 2012 22:28 GMT
#7
On March 16 2012 07:06 Khad wrote:
Ty guys, i slightly prefer SF also, but i wonder having All these barcraft in L.A would be "better" ? or is to hard to go without a CAR ?

la verne is not close to LA. without a car (or a friend with a car), forget about it. i lived in whittier (which is west of la verne, and closer to LA) and that was inconvenient as well. i am pretty sure there is no public transportation between la verne and LA.
Assault_1
Profile Joined April 2009
Canada1950 Posts
March 16 2012 00:34 GMT
#8
Hello TL, this is the deal, im going to USA in 2 months to learn to speak it

learn to speak what?
Gheed
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States972 Posts
March 16 2012 00:38 GMT
#9
On March 16 2012 09:34 Assault_1 wrote:
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Hello TL, this is the deal, im going to USA in 2 months to learn to speak it

learn to speak what?


Albanian, obviously
megapants
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States1314 Posts
March 16 2012 01:10 GMT
#10
if you're on a low budget, san francisco can be tough on living expenses. transportation can also be difficult and time consuming. its a great place to be but it may not be the best place to live, depending on your financial situation.
FullNatural
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States180 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-16 01:57:58
March 16 2012 01:55 GMT
#11
Nobody speaks spanish in San Francisco. You might find it very difficult to learn english there. I'm assuming u speak spanish. I'd suggest the San Jose area if you want to visit the middle/north part of California. It's also cheaper as is more likely to have a barcraft/meatups. San Francisco is also filled with tourists and very very busy.
Khad
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Venezuela27 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-16 02:58:36
March 16 2012 02:51 GMT
#12
On March 16 2012 10:55 FullNatural wrote:
Nobody speaks spanish in San Francisco. You might find it very difficult to learn english there. I'm assuming u speak spanish. I'd suggest the San Jose area if you want to visit the middle/north part of California. It's also cheaper as is more likely to have a barcraft/meatups. San Francisco is also filled with tourists and very very busy.

i dont get it why it would be hard to learn english in SF ? I think if no one speak Spanish in SF the better.
Quiero volver a ver torneos en centros comerciales!
Khad
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Venezuela27 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-16 04:29:46
March 16 2012 02:51 GMT
#13
Sorry i just fell Down stairs ...
Quiero volver a ver torneos en centros comerciales!
Khad
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Venezuela27 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-16 03:00:26
March 16 2012 02:52 GMT
#14
Quiero volver a ver torneos en centros comerciales!
Khad
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Venezuela27 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-16 03:00:09
March 16 2012 02:52 GMT
#15
Quiero volver a ver torneos en centros comerciales!
Khad
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Venezuela27 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-16 02:59:57
March 16 2012 02:52 GMT
#16
Quiero volver a ver torneos en centros comerciales!
Khad
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Venezuela27 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-16 02:59:46
March 16 2012 02:52 GMT
#17
Quiero volver a ver torneos en centros comerciales!
Khad
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Venezuela27 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-16 02:59:32
March 16 2012 02:58 GMT
#18
Quiero volver a ver torneos en centros comerciales!
Megaliskuu
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States5123 Posts
March 16 2012 03:11 GMT
#19
what happened here?
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TanKLoveR
Profile Joined August 2008
Venezuela838 Posts
March 16 2012 03:35 GMT
#20
Hey man that sounds great grats to you, i hope you do great over there and improve your English. I don't live in the states so i can't offer advice about the locations but if you need help practising your english or whatever, i wouldn't mind helping you .
Moroshima Haruka, forever best girl. My dream is to die thinking "Wow, that was fun. I'm tired."
ailouros
Profile Joined August 2008
United States193 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-16 03:59:18
March 16 2012 03:58 GMT
#21
not as many spanish speakers in San Francisco. still a lot though like all of CA. if you want the most spanish speakers and just somewhere to start off there's the Central Valley. half of the place speaks spanish, seriously. (well, Modesto area at least. very inexpensive too)

if those are your choices i'd go with San Francisco because it's the best of those three, or San Diego because you would probably feel a little more at home there.
PhiliBiRD
Profile Joined November 2009
United States2643 Posts
March 16 2012 08:57 GMT
#22
san fran!
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