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BALTIMORE, USA – Let me tell you about Simon.

This September Simon is finally going to fix his English problem.  

Years ago, English used to be just something he studied in school. Read More >

BALTIMORE, USA – Happy Anniversary…

To me!

I’ve been a teacher now for 15 years! Read More >

BALTIMORE, USA – Do you play golf?

No?

Neither do I. Read More >

BALTIMORE, USA – Here’s a question for you.

Imagine you want to become the best pianist in the world. 

Your first step is to find a teacher. Read More >

CASTLETON, VIRGINIA 
On a beautiful late spring afternoon, fifteen years ago, two young men graduated from the same high school. They were very much alike, these two young men.  

Both were intelligent and hard-working. And both wanted to achieve success, to go places, and to provide for their families which they hoped to start soon.

Recently, these two men met each other again at a business conference. Read More >

CASTLETON, VIRGINIA – I need a new hobby.

My last hobby, swing dancing, died a very silly death.

(silly= absurd, ridiculous, comical, not serious)

Let me explain. Read More >

CASTLETON, VIRGINIA – When was the last time you saw an advertisement for broccoli?

Maybe in a magazine…?

On the side of the road…? Read More >

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – “Life is difficult.’

Don’t you agree?

That’s the first line from the classic, The Road Less Travelled, by M. Scott Peck. Read More >

Here’s how you answered:

(1=never, 5= absolutely)

So it looks like my job is safe, at least for now.  Read More >

CASTLETON, VIRGINIA – Look what I found online: 

It’s a new invention that translates foreign conversations into your language.

It’s not perfect.  Read More >