Words to Know

Disrupting - something that takes your attention away
Vipassana - a technique of meditation taught by the Buddha. There are 10 day courses held in centers all over the world where you can learn the technique. More details.
Pots and pans - used for cooking food on a stove [fire].
Ecovillage - communities with the goal of becoming more socially, economically and ecologically sustainable.
Da bomb - awesome, great, cool, amazing
Polar bear - a bear with white fur that lives in very cold climates
Parenthesis - (this is surrounded by parenthesis)
Mellow - calm, tranquil
Signature - when you write your name to verify that you agree with a document

Mentions

How to Say Saudades: Words That Don’t Translate to English (with Bilingual Audio!)
30 Uncommon Ways to Learn English 

News

Trevor is now in Rio, we plan on starting the Real Life English Party there in October.
The Real Life English Party XXVII in Belo Horizonte was a great success, we'll see you next time on September 7th.

Shout Outs

 Sony Vietnam

Question

 What is the difference between "that" and "which"?

Expressions

Happy as Larry
John Hancock
Any Tom, Dick, and Harry
Jack of all trades
Pandora's box 

Tip

 7 Ways to Conquer Your Fear of Speaking English and Communicate with Courage

Trick

How the Buddha can help you learn English 

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