Daily Lessons / blog posts

There are 195 countries in the world.
And today, 117 are “completely closed.”

This is according to the travel site kayak.com

So how to travel during The Summer of No Travel? Read More >

What’s a mailbag?
Well, it’s a bag. And inside… there’s mail.

(See why people say I’m such an amazing teacher?)

And in the old days, when a writer would publish his opinion in a newspapers, some readers  would send him a letter, usually because they agreed or disagreed. Read More >

I just finished a big freelance writing project yesterday.
I don’t do those jobs anymore.

Now I’m focusing 100% on teaching.

But when I said “yes” to this project, it was last summer. Read More >

Martina was a student who really felt bad about her English.
I could tell every time she opened her mouth, every time she made a sound… she wasn’t sure about her words, my words, even if she could finish the sentence she was trying to form…

Then one day, as we were sitting on my couch in my apartment, drinking coffee and talking about I don’t remember what, she told me none of her friends spoke English.

“Interesting,” I thought. Read More >

This week we’re asking the question: Can adults learn English faster than children?

I say, “Yes.”

With a big IF following right behind it. Read More >

Good morning!

As promised, I just closed the Mr. Vig discount store.  

But the regular store stays open – mrvig.com/store Read More >

This week, and maybe next, we’re comparing adults to kids. 

Who can learn English as a second language faster?

(If you missed the recent lessons, you can catch up here: https://mrvig.com/category/blog) Read More >

Adult vs. Child.

Which one is better at learning foreign languages?

The child, of course. Read More >

REPORTER: Arnold, what kind of milk do you drink?
ARNOLD: I don’t drink milk. Milk is for babies. When you grow up you drink beer.

-Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1977 documentary Pumping Iron

Say “hello” to the newest member of the Vig family.  Read More >