Controversial wisdom about learning a language

There’s something controversial that my friend Olly always says to beginners when learning a new language.Here it is…“Don’t worry too much about grammar!”And there’s a good reason for this…When you’re a beginner, it’s tempting to study the hell out o...

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Nov 29, 2025
The Ostriches… Have Been Shot???

Earlier this month, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) executed a 10-month-old cull order due to a recent outbreak of bird flu.The targets of this directive were a flock of roughly 330 ostriches who were living peacefully on a farm in British...

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Nov 28, 2025
This drives me nuts when trying to learn a language

Let me tell you what I hate…Speaking in Spanish in Panama and forgetting the words I need.Often, forgetting words I learned just a few days before.Or instead…I just keep using the same old words repeated over and over.This happened to me every day fo...

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Nov 25, 2025
Is the ‘Mark of the Beast’ Coming to the UK?

The UK just announced a proposal that would make a mandatory digital ID required for every citizen who wants to work.This isn’t some special document you need to travel internationally or vote…IT'S A REQUIREMENT TO WORK. The senior minister to...

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Nov 21, 2025
Escaping Australia: Mark and Hazel's Expat Journey

What happens when a global crisis forces you to rethink everything? For Mark and Hazel, two long-time British expats, COVID wasn’t just an inconvenience. Living under some of the harshest restrictions imaginable in Australia opened their eyes to the...

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Nov 19, 2025
The American Dream Has Moved South

The latest Stress in America 2025 Survey, conducted by the American Psychological Association, was released this week… and the numbers are brutal.63% of young adults aged 18-34 are thinking about leaving the U.S.Half of all parents are thinking the s...

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Nov 17, 2025
They Won’t Let You Leave Without Paying the Ransom

Tell me if this sounds familiar…A local shop owner has been paying “protection” money to the local mafia for years so that they don’t walk into their shop one day and see the windows smashed.The arrangement wasn’t necessarily a willing one on the sho...

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Nov 14, 2025
Why Every Doctor Needs an International Plan-B

Many medical professionals think of freedom in terms of choosing their own hours or running a private practice. But true freedom goes far beyond that...it’s about protecting your wealth, your mobility, and your options when the system turns against y...

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Nov 12, 2025