Daily Lessons / blog posts

The Ukraine girls really knock me out

They leave the West behind

And Moscow girls make me sing and shout Read More >

Yesterday I told you how my English saved me.

I was able to out-talk the security guards at the Istanbul airport.

And the result was I got to bring a “dangerous” piece of exercise equipment onboard.  Read More >

ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Goodbye, Athens.

Hello, adventure.  Read More >

Sometimes you know what to do.

But you don’t do it.

For example… Read More >

Yesterday the cafes in Prague were quiet.

This morning they’re full.

Full of teenagers, mostly.  Read More >

Don’t get investment advice from a poor person.

Don’t get relationship advice from a single person. 

And don’t get vocabulary advice from these guys:  Read More >

Peripatetic.

That’s the word you don’t need.

Why don’t you need it? Read More >

There’s a lot of noise out there.

Sometimes it’s hard to know what to pay attention to. 

Good questions cut through the noise. Read More >

Last night I met an old friend for dinner.

Like me, he’s been an English teacher for a long time. 

So what do English teachers talk about after a couple of beers? Read More >

Do you use the word “very” a lot?

Maybe… too much?

It’s a very good word. Read More >