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Have you ever been lost?

Maybe lost in the woods?

Or lost in a city? Read More >

DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – Amazing.
I was able to fit all my clothes for both summer and winter into one bag.

Wool scarf right next to UV-ray blocking sunglasses.

I think I deserve an award for packing light. Read More >

“Should I learn more phrasal verbs?”
A student asked me this question during a live training Thursday.

My answer: What’s a phrasal verb?

Like Big Foot, ghosts and Santa Claus, phrasal verbs don’t exist. Read More >

Wasn’t last year wonderful?

Remember how I used to fill your inbox every day with Vitamin V emails?

In 2020 I wrote over 250 emails to my Vig tribe. Read More >

What’s your favorite month?

I like January.

They say it’s a new year… Read More >

CASTLETON, VIRGINIA – Greetings from sunny Virginia.

I’m back home for a few weeks visiting family.

Soon I’ll return to Europe. Read More >

This week we’re talking about rules.
Not the rules you must follow.

…the rules you must break!

…and break them like Van Damme breaks bricks. Read More >

“How did you learn English?”
I ask this question almost weekly.

Only once I heard the answer: “I learned to speak English at the _____ School of English.”

Sure, you can make progress at a school. Read More >

How was your weekend?
Did you break any laws?

I did.

No, I didn’t dress in black and steel valuable jewels from a museum. Read More >

I must admit something.

It’s not something I tell everyone.

You see, although I’m an American… Read More >