Hey guys, Let's learn some collocations and vocabulary about people's personalities, characters and behaviors.

What is a Verb and where did it come from? A verb is a word that isn't a Noun, Pronoun, or Adjective. Origin French/Latin 1300-1400

Have you ever gone on a long road trip? I went on a road trip from Las Vegas to Washington D.C. Along the way I met several interesting people. In this episode I talk about when I met a really interesting character who was an ex con while driving coast to coast in the U.S. Book a lesson with me and tell me about your favorite road trip!

Part 1 of 5. Inside a dusty workroom, an old craftsman held up a chess piece to the window. He rotated it in the sunlight and inspected its every detail. “Perfection,” said the craftsman. He added it to the set he had been building. Sixteen grey pieces sat on his worktable, all handmade and almost ready for sale. The craftsman felt very satisfied with his designs. He was ready for the final stage of the process. He picked up one of the pawn pieces and said, “What about you, my little friend? What colour would you like to be?” He reached for his paint brush, dunked it into glass of water and then into a container of paint. The grey pawn received a heavy coating of shiny white paint. Fast-forward several years into the future. After repeated use and abuse, that little pawn’s proud white colour had faded. Areas of his original grey were visible. Because of this, whenever players assembled their chess set, they left this little grey-white pawn to the side. “Uhm, is that yours or mine?” said the white player. “It doesn’t matter. Put it back in the box and choose from the others,” said the black player. This little plastic pawn’s name was Gary.

Learn about the current water crisis and why some people are calling it the next gold. We also take a look at a company that makes water out of thin air. Great lesson for everyone who's interested in technology, innovation, ecology, and engineering, and entrepreneurship.