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
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
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
Trick
- How the Buddha can help you learn English
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