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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 >

What?!

Studying piano?

Doesn’t that sound strange? Read More >

6:17 pm.

I was sitting in a park reading a book.

“It’s almost 7,” I thought. “Maybe I should write Vitamin V.”  Read More >

Saturday night I met my friend’s new girlfriend.

He’s Czech; she’s Jordanian.

Their common language is English. Read More >

When I travel to a foreign country I order the local food.

Tacos in Mexico.

Curry in Thailand Read More >

Lunchtime in a Stockholm restaurant.

In back of me, a family finished their meal and stood up to leave.

As they were about to exit, the father called out to the waitress, “Hi.” Read More >

I’m back home! 

I took a quick trip to Sweden for the weekend. 

I’d always wanted to visit, so why not now? Read More >

Have you ever been to Sweden?

I can recommend it.

It’s much more interesting than Ikea.  Read More >

This week, I’m saying some really terrible, awful, nasty things about our friends, Mr. You and Mr. Tube.

And I’m having a ball!

But since I just arrived in a new city, maybe I’ll give it a rest for one day. Read More >

Last month, I met with about 20 Vig Village members in Sofia.

One of the members brought her 16-year-old son.

And his English was almost better than mine! Read More >