Daily Lessons / blog posts

Guess what I just did?

I practiced the piano. 

Not because my piano teacher made me. Read More >

I just got back from the gym.

And it was packed! 

Every year, it’s the same. Read More >

I have a new year tradition.

Every January, I look back at the previous year.

And I try to put numbers on what I did.  Read More >

As the sun sets over Prague…

And as the sun sets on another year… 

I thank you for being a loyal Vitamin V reader. Read More >

I’m on my way back to home #2 – Prague. 

And I saw this sign at the Frankfurt airport:

Can you find the mistake? Read More >

This is easy.

Say, “Merry Christmas.” 

But a lot of native speakers get it wrong. Read More >

“How do Americans celebrate Christmas?”

That’s what one Vitamin V reader wants to know. 

The short answer is, I don’t know. Read More >

Hello from America! 

I’m back home for Christmas. 

And home is on the east coast, near Washington D.C., in the lovely state of…  Read More >

Have you ever been to the US?

After you visit New York City…

After you visit the West (San Francisco… Grand Canyon… Death Valley… etc.)  Read More >

On Monday, I went into town to get a medical check up. 

While the nurse was rubbing some strange machine on my stomach, we started to talk. (Very common in the US, not so common in Europe.)

She told me she’s new to Virginia.  Read More >