Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
A year has gone by and Sigrid is back in Tacoma to spend time with her sister, Sylvia. Things have changed quite a bit, and Sigrid shows us Sylvia's new setup.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
Sigrid concludes this "personal journey into the unknown" with optimism about harnessing creativity in order to live a more fulfilling life with Alzheimer's even though it might not slow it down. We have to live in the present!
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
Sigrid wasn't sure if she'd make it over to the United States, but she did find time in 2025 to visit her sister Sylvia in Tacoma. Here's an update. Sigrid notices what has stayed the same and what has changed.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
Sigrid talks about The Cloisters, a unique museum of medieval European art in New York City.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
Sigrid explains what a limerick is, and how to write one. If you are so inclined, you can submit your limericks in the "comments" section of the video tab.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
Sigrid has more fun with limericks, attempting to sing one, and dedicating another limerick to her boss. She offers a final limerick from Edward Lear, the king of limericks. See Part 1 for instructions on how limericks work and how to write one.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
Nursery rhymes are for children. The rhyme about Humpty Dumpty, however, is so famous that it's been used in literary and cinematic contexts as well.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
United Kingdom
Ever wondered why most Americans don't like tea? Have they ever even tasted a cup of tea properly prepared? Simon Jones is convinced that they haven't and gives a nice detailed description, taken from "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," of how to make a proper cup of tea. Enjoy!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Annie Quick's Installation Pre-Opening in Mesa, AZ explained by people who attended.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Let's find out more about an American activity aimed at school kids: the spelling bee. What is it and how does it work?
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Sigrid talks about "The Elementary Spelling Book" by Noah Webster, which was the basis for the American English dictionary and a big part of the development of spelling bees in the United States.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Sigrid explains how a spelling bee normally proceeds. There are fixed rules and there are options.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
In this scene from the Star Trek episode "The Enemy Within," a transporter malfunction creates an evil Kirk, who proceeds to come aboard the ship.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
After the Enterprise crew catch a virus that removes their inhibitions, one crew member rambles angrily about how humans don't belong in space and threatens Sulu with a knife.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
In the Star Trek episode "The Enemy Within," the Enterprise crew finally get rid of an evil version of Captain Kirk using the transporter.
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