Daily Lessons / blog posts

“I don’t believe it.”
“That is why you fail.”

-a chat between Luke and Yoda
The Empire Strikes Back, 1980 

It all starts with belief. Read More >

Do you believe you will become an English speaker?

Do you believe you will join the English-speaking world?

Do you believe you will enjoy English and use it as a tool to get what you want? Read More >

Yesterday, I told you I bought an expensive piano course online. 

One month ago I had zero interest in the piano.

I had taken lessons when I was a kid, hated it, and have always believed I have no musical talent. Read More >

My new apartment has a piano.

I asked the real estate person to remove it.

“I don’t play piano and it takes up a lot of space,” I said. Read More >

What?!

Studying piano?

Doesn’t that sound strange? Read More >

6:17 pm.

I was sitting in a park reading a book.

“It’s almost 7,” I thought. “Maybe I should write Vitamin V.”  Read More >

Saturday night I met my friend’s new girlfriend.

He’s Czech; she’s Jordanian.

Their common language is English. Read More >

When I travel to a foreign country I order the local food.

Tacos in Mexico.

Curry in Thailand Read More >

Lunchtime in a Stockholm restaurant.

In back of me, a family finished their meal and stood up to leave.

As they were about to exit, the father called out to the waitress, “Hi.” Read More >

I’m back home! 

I took a quick trip to Sweden for the weekend. 

I’d always wanted to visit, so why not now? Read More >