⚠️ Get your lessons in the NEW LISTENING COMMUNITY! ‼️🚨Let us know if you're not in our new DDM community yet!! Tag me or Coach @Gulya Karimova so we can sort out your membership if we haven't yet! ⚠️ COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, and your FILES should be attached BELOW ☺️👇🏻 👉🏻 Coaches @Vinnie Ki & @Clive Burton will stay on the lookout for your LTA recordings. Good luck! ☺️

⚠️ Get your lessons in the NEW LISTENING COMMUNITY! ‼️🚨Let us know if you're not in our new DDM community yet!! Tag me or Coach @Gulya Karimova so we can sort out your membership if we haven't yet! ⚠️ COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, and your FILES should be attached BELOW ☺️👇🏻 👉🏻 Coaches @Vinnie Ki & @Clive Burton will stay on the lookout for your LTA recordings. Good luck! ☺️

Our youngest DDM ELITE member @T Thomas (I hope that's the right Thomas!!) has his birthday today!! I hope your day has been excellent!!!

You guys are heroes. Second Friday in a row I tried to spook you -- and once again, you stood strong. Not even Friday the 13th could shake you! And that tricky number dictation (13–30, 14–40, 15–50…)? You cracked it like it was nothing. So proud of you all! Highlights & Shoutouts: @Leslie Sun You were just walking your dog when that cat (a black one??) jumped out and scratched your arm. What a nightmare! I hope you're healing fast -- your pup is lucky to have you. 💛 @Yunfei He It’s wonderful that you’re starting to feel more confident in business meetings. Seeing your own progress is one of the best rewards of learning a language. Thanks for sharing -- it’s super motivating. @Yihan Tsui Another English teacher in our crew. You teach kindergarteners in Beijing -- that’s amazing. You’re shaping young minds and hearts through language. @Khalil Ghacha Your smile really is the secret sauce of great conversation. Thanks for joining and sharing. You mentioned you studied philosophy -- who’s a thinker that shaped your views? @Eva Bosakova With you, I find myself speaking in poetry. Cherry orchards, strawberry jam, and tango with your dear husband -- sounds like pure happiness. @T Thomas Chocolate and durian?? Only on Friday the 13th would I hear of such a combo :) Wishing your friend good luck on the interview! @Ada Ada The weather’s hot but you’re so cool. I love your curiosity and your thoughtful observations --they always add so much. @Cofar Wang You’re in such a special moment in life. So glad you make space to share your thoughts and quiet magic with us. @Sia Zhang If you ever start a thread with your art, your process, and what inspired your images, know that I’ll be your loyal reader. Keep inspiring us.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! As I do every year, I've uploaded some movies and TV shows for Christmas!! I hope you enjoy them--they're all on BOX. They're too large to upload here~ My family has just finished "opening presents under the Christmas tree" and now my two boys are eating breakfast. I will go take Moose (my very large puppy) for a walk. Then I'll try relaxing with a movie...Die Hard, of course! Merry Merry Merry Christmas! CS