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!

dAPhREAk

Nauru12397 Posts

March 15 2012 20:59 GMT

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

United States2527 Posts

March 15 2012 21:13 GMT

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.

English

United States475 Posts

March 15 2012 21:18 GMT

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

Canada1345 Posts

March 15 2012 21:22 GMT

Good luck :D

Khad

Venezuela27 Posts

March 15 2012 22:06 GMT

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 ?

dAPhREAk

Nauru12397 Posts

March 15 2012 22:28 GMT

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

Canada1950 Posts

March 16 2012 00:34 GMT

Hello TL, this is the deal, im going to USA in 2 months to learn to speak it

learn to speak what?

Gheed

United States972 Posts

March 16 2012 00:38 GMT

On March 16 2012 09:34 Assault_1 wrote:

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learn to speak what?

Albanian, obviously

megapants

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

United States180 Posts

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

Venezuela27 Posts

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.

Khad

Venezuela27 Posts

March 16 2012 02:51 GMT

#13

Sorry i just fell Down stairs ...

Khad

Venezuela27 Posts

March 16 2012 02:52 GMT

#14

Khad

Venezuela27 Posts

March 16 2012 02:52 GMT

#15

Khad

Venezuela27 Posts

March 16 2012 02:52 GMT

#16

Khad

Venezuela27 Posts

March 16 2012 02:52 GMT

#17

Khad

Venezuela27 Posts

March 16 2012 02:58 GMT

#18

Megaliskuu

United States5123 Posts

March 16 2012 03:11 GMT

#19

what happened here?

TanKLoveR

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