Who are you calling a brat?

Someone asked me about this picture on my Flickr account. This is a slide that my father found in a box of old pictures. The picture is of my mother, her brother (my uncle Willy) and their parents. (my grandparents) They were on a trans-Atlantic boat ride from Germany to America. You can hear more about it if you listen to the podcast.

I talk about the U.S. election that is going on right now in the US and a little bit about my opinions on who I think should be the next president.

As always, please feel free to email me if you have any ESL questions.

Here are some of the new vocabulary words I introduced this podcast:

neck and neck - even or very close; indeterminate as to the outcome: They were coming toward the finish line neck and neck.

primary - a preliminary election in which voters of each party nominate candidates for office, party officers, etc. Barack Obama beat Hillary Clinton in the Washington D.C. Democratic Primary.

army brat - the child of an army officer or enlisted person, especially one who has grown up on army bases or in military communities. Mark and Mary were both army brats who grew up moving from one country to the next.

Michael
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Do you like to go bowling?

My friends and I love to go bowling. When I lived in Maryland my friends and I formed a team and joined a bowling league. We called ourselves "Justice League" and gave each other superhero nicknames. My nick name was "The Thing" who looked like this in the comic book (Do you think we look alike?) :

Our team did well that year and in the future I will add more videos to my YouTube page where you can see more videos of mine.

Michael

I'm back from Europe!

Hisashiburi! I have been on vacation and I thought I would make a small podcast for you all. I am having computer problems which are making my life difficult. Did you know that the sakura matsuri is coming to Washington D.C.? This is the biggest Japanese festival in America. I will take some pictures for my flickr account and share them with you.

Today's lesson I talk about the expression "April Showers Bring May Flowers." Have you heard of that before? As I look outside my window I see it raining. I hope the May flowers will be beautiful.

April Fool's Day is when you might play a joke on a friend, or someone may play a joke of you! I was lucky this year, I was not tricked this time. Maybe next year?

Have a good week and I will try to fix my computer and put out more podcasts more often.

Send me an email at genkienglishclub@gmail.com with any English questions and I will be happy to send it back.

Michael