Neighborhood Spotlight Archive

After working in aerospace satellite engineering for more than 20 years, Kyle and Angela Roessler were ready for a change. “We wanted a job where we can travel the world, see different places and meet interesting people,” said Kyle.

Andrew Toledo had always wanted to teach abroad, so after he graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in psychology, he did a Google search and found that his alma mater had the very thing he was looking for — a TESL/TEFL Certificate program, through the American Language Institute.

“Despite being successful in school and at work, and even attaining significant financial security, I never hit upon a career that seemed to fit me,” said Susan Zyphur, a 2006 graduate of UCSD. All that changed when she decided to teach English abroad.

When Saad Alajmi graduated from Al Jahra High School in June 2016, he decided to study in the United States and, after extensive googling, chose San Diego.

Students at SDSU’s American Language Institute enjoy being on campus for a variety of reasons.

Theresa Perales, an instructor at SDSU’s American Language Institute (ALI), is always on the move.

Chad Schempp has certainly been well served by tennis in his career path, and it all began by playing on a California state championship team at Vista High School.

Lynnette Torres has worked for ALI for almost four years and her experiences have shaped her understanding of living and studying abroad. She knows all about being a new face more »

When Miffy Yuan came to the U.S. five years ago, she never imagined working for San Diego State University (SDSU).