Mr. Vig

BALTIMORE, USA – It’s a short test. Just one question.

Ready?

Imagine this…  Read More >

BALTIMORE, USA – I had big plans for Sunday.

Here’s the list: 

1. meet a friend for coffee.
Then she cancelled. Read More >

BALTIMORE, USA – Fools!

I really love that word. 

Try shouting it the next time you open the newspaper or the next time you walk out of a meeting with your boss.  Read More >

DUBLIN, IRELAND – Look what I saw yesterday:

Fools!  

They traveled hundreds… maybe thousands of miles to improve their English, and what do the students at this English school do on their smoke break? Speak Spanish, speak Italian or speak Korean to their Spanish or Italian or Korean friends.  Read More >

THE NORTH SEA – Lucky me.

I got a free vacation this week.

No, I didn’t win a hot dog eating contest. My dad asked my to join him on a cruise around the British Isles. (for some reason in English, we say “the Caribbean Islands” and “the Fijian Islands” …but it”s “the British Isles.” Don’t ask me why.)  Read More >

2. Do English In Your Freetime

“But I’m busy!” That’s what all my students say. And then I say…

“Good! You don’t need a lot of time.” Read More >

1. Do English

How do you “do English”?

Well, here’s what NOT to do:  study, memorize, homework, grammar exercises…

You’ve probably done hundreds of hours of those things already. Read More >

BALTIMORE, USA – “Sorry for my English.”

Omer was two meters tall, from Turkey, and he was sitting next to me Saturday night.

We were in Tysons Corner, Virginia, just outside of DC, to hear a well-known author talk about what’s going on in the world. Read More >

BALTIMORE, USA – Game of Thrones.

Ever seen it?

It seems everyone in the office is watching the latest season. At least that’s what they’re talking about when I go to the kitchen to get some coffee.  Read More >

SOMEWHERE OUTSIDE WASHINGTON D.C. – 

Americans talk a lot.

The guy sitting in front of me is talking on his phone… Read More >