Daily Lessons / blog posts

Last month, I met with about 20 Vig Village members in Sofia.

One of the members brought her 16-year-old son.

And his English was almost better than mine! Read More >

I used to live in Baltimore.

Long ago, Baltimore was a rich port city and the second-largest city in America.

But now, Baltimore is famous because about one person every day is shot and killed there. (333 killed in 2022, 337 in 2021) Read More >

“Do you have a YouTube channel?”

I get that question a lot. 

Now I finally have a good answer.  Read More >

I just deleted all my YouTube lessons. 

Last month, when I was in London, I met a lot of YouTube teachers. 

Some of them have millions of subscribers. Read More >

How was your weekend?

Were you thinking about apostrophes?

Dreaming about apostrophes? Read More >

Yesterday I asked you to correct a sign in Prague.

“DIM SUM AT IT’S FINEST.”

After reading the comments, I see I need to explain two words. Read More >

Yesterday, I told you correction is a bad idea.

When you’re practicing speaking, the last thing you want to feel is BAD.

And worrying about mistakes and being interrupted by the other person who is constantly telling you you’re making mistakes is a guaranteed way to feel TERRIBLE.  Read More >

Lunch.

A few hours ago. 

Sitting with an international group of English speakers. Read More >

This is one of the biggest lessons I can teach you.

Are you ready?

If you want to change your behavior, change your identity.  Read More >

How was your weekend?

This weekend, I was a tour guide.

I have friends visiting from out of town and I got to show them around Prague. Read More >