American Culture and History Lesson: Henrietta Lacks

Henrietta Lacks

Image Credit: Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya For today’s American Culture and History lesson, we’re going to learn about Henrietta Lacks, the woman whose cells greatly impacted modern science. So today, as I mentioned before, we’re going to talk about Henrietta Lacks. Just a few months ago, I decided to read the book

University Admissions and The University Admissions Scandal Cut Corners

005 – Expression: Cut Corners

Learn American English in this episode of the American English Podcast where I teach you to use the expression CUT CORNERS like a native speaker. The fun fact for this episode is about UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS and THE UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS SCANDAL.

University Admissions and The University Admissions Scandal Cut Corners

The University Admissions Scandal

For today’s American Culture and History lesson, we’re going to learn about University Admissions and The University Admissions Scandal. So let’s get to the fact of the day. Right, so speaking of cutting corners and the college admissions scandal, we’re going to talk about what it’s like to get into

Hiking Half Dome Yosemite National Park in California

Yosemite and Hiking Half Dome

For today’s American Culture and History lesson, we’re going to learn about Yosemite and Hiking Half Dome. All right, so let’s talk about Yosemite. Yosemite was listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1984 and actually it’s one of the most visited national parks in the United

American Culture and History Amazon Go Store - Image from Business Insider

The Amazon Go Stores

For today’s American Culture and History lesson, we’re going to learn about Amazon Go Stores. So if you don’t follow tech news this topic might be a bit surprising for you, and in fact it might just blow your mind. Amazon has stores where you just walk out. They call