I left Canada to teach English in the Czech Republic in 1995. There are three chapters that cover my experience there which include meeting my first wife. Ten years later, I was in India on a new teaching job getting divorced. I met and dated Marta.

Expect the Unexpected

Marta

Level: A2 & B1
Nivel de dificultad: A2 y B1

⚡ Adivinanza - Riddle

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Chat & eat 🌮 Charlar y comer ⚡ Monday & Wednesday 

CAPITULO 9 ; Adivina lo que estoy cocinando 🌮🍴🧂  CHAPTER 9 : Guess what I'm cooking

When was the last time you did absolutely nothing? In this counterintuitive episode, we explore the surprising science behind intentional stillness and why it’s one of the most powerful tools for creativity, clarity, and connection. Spoiler: doing nothing isn’t laziness—it’s a game-changer. Ready to embrace the pause? Click play and transform how you see productivity forever.

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Just STOP:The Power of Doing Nothing

いいにくい（difficult to say）ことばを　いってみましょう！

italkiの「まきせんせい」と　いっしょに　
「かみアニメ」の　はなしを　しました！

「かみアニメ」
みなさんは、いえますか。
まきせんせいは　とても　じょうずでした ^^b

わたしは　あまり　いえていなかったですね ^^;
へたですが、「かみアニメ」と　いうのは、とても　たのしかったです！


👓まきせんせい
https://www.italki.com/ja/teacher/8615225

Japanese! わたしの いろいろな はなし

かみアニメ

提起水坝，人们脑海中可能会出现很多宏伟的大坝建筑： When you think of DAMS, you probably think of a lot of grand dam buildings:
比如：美国的胡佛水坝和中国的三峡大坝等。For example, the Hoover Dam in the United States and the Three Gorges Dam in China.
它们的建筑材料是：土石或钢筋水泥。Their construction material is: earth stone or reinforced cement.
在山东省临沂市，我见到了一个另类的水坝：用橡胶材料建造的。因为建坝地址的原始村名叫“小埠东（bù dōng）”，所以叫“小埠东橡胶坝。” In Linyi, Shandong Province, I saw a different kind of dam: it was made of rubber material. The native village where the dam is built is named “xiǎo bù dōng”, so that is the reason.


新鲜事儿（Anecdote）

小埠东橡胶坝

Hello everyone! Today podcast is about another colloquial expression. Listen to the podcast to unlock the meaning!

De todo un poco

Tirar la casa por la ventana 🏠. To throw the house from the window? 🤯

Una albóndiga de mamut ha sido creada por una empresa de cultivo de carne, resucitando la carne de los animales extintos hace ya mucho tiempo.

Cafecito con Ale

Empresa alimentaria crea una albóndiga de mamut

#3 सिंह र सिकार (The lion and the prey)

एक साँझ एउटा सिंह सिकार गर्न गुफाबाट निस्क्यो। उसले गुफाको नजिकै
को झाडीमा मस्तसँग सुतिरहेको खरायो देख्यो। धेरै परिश्रम नगरी सिकार भेटिएकोमा सिंह मक्ख पर्यो l सिंह खरायोमाथि झम्टिनै आँटेको थियो, केही पर मृग चरिरहेको देख्यो l .......................................................


SIMPLE AND SHORT STORIES IN NEPALI

#3 सिंह र सिकार (The lion and the prey)

I describe the supermarket

 Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ps48_kdUP9ZkSRjjgr941TP-Uxlp4CnP/view?usp=drivesdk