Mr. Vig

Today, we continue with The Most Amazing Story For Your English. If you missed the first part, you can catch up here. 

“The typical individual of the area has a good command of at least three languages. Many speak five or six fluently, and even more with some facility. This is not unusual or restricted to a few exceptional individuals—it is the rule.”

— Arthur P. Sorensen Jr., American Anthropologist, 1967 Read More >

The year was 1959.

Dr. Arthur Sorenson was a university professor in New York.

Only 31 years old, he already had a successful career and a comfortable life. Read More >

It’s over.

The Bansko Nomad Fest has ended.

And the nomads are once again nomadic, traveling to the far corners of the globe, in search of the perfect beach with high-speed WiFi. Read More >

Relaxed.

Good.

Comfortable. Read More >

“Birds of a feather flock together.”

What does it mean?

Have you ever seen a pigeon hanging out with penguins? Read More >

This week I’m attending Nomad Fest.

It’s in a mountain village called Bansko.

Bansko is an old village. Read More >

Times are changing.

You can now work anywhere in the world.

All you need is a laptop and WiFi. Read More >

Mountains or ocean?

That’s what we talked about in Vig Village on Saturday.

I said “mountains.” Read More >

Last night a friend invited me to dinner.

It was an international group: Kiwi, Austrian, Italian, English…

And one American. Read More >

Hello from someplace new!

For the next few weeks, I’m rusticating in an empty ski town.

This is my third summer in Bansko. Read More >