Atomic Homework

You know those big, yellow school busses in American movies?

Well, I used to take one of those to school every day.

And every morning, I had to walk from my house to the bus stop down the street. Read More >

#1 The Over-Teacher

Have you ever had a bad golf or tennis lesson?

A bad golf/tennis lesson is when the coach says: Read More >

“Can you issue an invoice so my company can pay?”

This is a question I get a lot.

My reply is, “Sure, but that’s not what you want.” Read More >

I’ve been wearing a lot of black lately.

It’s not a style choice.

It’s because my white shirts are usually unironed (I hate ironing). Read More >

A few weeks ago I had a consultation in my apartment.

It went well, and he wants to start my program.

But the problem is he wants to start in the absolute worst month for English. Read More >

A friend was at my apartment on Sunday and we were talking about Duolingo.

(If you’ve never heard of it, it’s one of the many “learn a language for free” programs available online.)

He’s using it for German. Read More >

Have you ever driven a Lexus?

(Don’t worry, I haven’t become a car salesman.)

Last week when I was back home in the US, my father let me use his Lexus. Read More >

Looking out the window of the plane last week I could see a lot of nothing.

Just miles and miles of nothing.

Yes, there was snow and mountains and rivers. But nothing else. Read More >

I met an English teacher at a party last weekend.

Of course, her method was classic “classroom-style.” (grammar, text books, etc.)

But, at the same time, she was very professional – she spent a lot of time preparing her lessons – and her English was very good – she was a Czech native speaker. Read More >

I hear a lot of people say they don’t like Sundays.

Especially Sunday evenings.

Maybe it’s because in the morning they have to return to a job they hate. Read More >