Atomic Homework

It’s a fact.

As your body gets older, so does your brain.

I was just talking with some of my Vig Village members about this. Read More >

I hear so many interesting stories from my Vig Villager citizens. 

This morning, one citizen told me that her daughter married an American. 

And now, to speak to her son-in-law and to his family, she must improve her English. Read More >

Do you know what today is?

It’s a big holiday in America.

It’s a long weekend when people go to the beach… go to the lake… go to the pool… go to the mountains…  Read More >

Thank God it’s Friday.

(NOTE: There’s no “so” after “thank.”) (As in, I thank God it’s Friday.)

This is a common expression in the U.S.  Read More >

This is common:

You go to a school…

Or you hire a teacher… Read More >

This is how I learned to swim.

At first, I was afraid of the water. 

Swim teachers couldn’t help me. Read More >

“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 >