I'm leaving for Europe this weekend and haven't had time to prepare next week's show. It's been very busy trying to get ready to leave India. So, the next show will hopefully come out on October 1...from Europe.

Sorry for the inconvenience. Thanks for the support.

Carl

Welcome and thanks for joining me today for episode 29 of the Evolution English Podcast.

On today’s show: the Mysore Palace, Quote of the Week, and Expression Connection.

Sorry the show's a little late. It's been a bit busy trying to ready to leave next week.

Thanks for listening.

Topics:
•    Mysore Palace
•    Quote of the Week
•    Expression Connection: “a night to rememberâ€?

Vocabulary:
•    Impressed
•    Maharaja
•    Servants
•    Chores
•    Extravagant
•    Vantage point
•    Grateful

Quote of the Week:
•    Orison Swett Marden: “The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.â€?

Welcome and thanks for joining me today for episode 28 of the Evolution English Podcast. On today’s show: Brindavan Gardens, Quote of the Week, and Expression Connection.

Thanks for listening.

Topics:
•    Brindavan Gardens
•    Quote of the Week
•    Expression Connection: “making up for lost timeâ€?

Vocabulary:
•    Landscape
•    Appreciate
•    Ambition
•    Contemporaries
•    Predecessors
•    Productivity

Quote of the Week:
•    William Faulkner: “Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.â€?

Welcome and thanks for joining me today for episode 27 of the Evolution English Podcast.

On today’s show: The Tibetan settlement in Bylakuppe, Quote of the Week, and Expression Connection.

Try something:

Take 5 of the vocabulary words and make sentences for me to check. Then, find the synonyms for the same words and make sentences with those, too. Finally, make a sentence using this week's expression.

Send everything to me to check. I'd love to hear from you!

Thanks.

Topics:
•    The Tibetan Settlement in Bylakuppe
•    Quote of the Week
•    Expression Connection: “as they pleasedâ€?

Vocabulary:
•     Fled
•    Refugees
•    Settlement camps
•    Hopped on
•    Chanting
•    Investigated
•    Exposure
•    Gigantic
•    Spectacular
•    Soothing
•    Sparrows
•    Absorbing
•    Tranquil
•    Meaningful
•    Monastery
•    Spirituality

Quote of the Week:
•    Leo Buscaglia: “The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another's, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises.â€?