{"id":3733,"date":"2016-07-12T17:11:51","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T15:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buffiduberman.com\/?p=3733"},"modified":"2016-07-12T17:11:51","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T15:11:51","slug":"cant-make-people-love-can-give-free-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buffiduberman.com\/nl\/cant-make-people-love-can-give-free-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"I can’t make people love each other, but I can give you free stuff."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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It’s a mad, mad world. Mad as in crazy. Mad as in angry.<\/p>\n

I’m watching my country from a distance, and I am greatly concerned. About cops murdering innocent civilians. About civilians murdering cops. About Trump worrying about Muslims. About my Muslim friends worrying about their future.<\/p>\n

So. Much. Madness.<\/p>\n

All I want, truly want, is to spread Buffilove all over the place. And I try. Every damn day, I try. In my work, in my coaching sessions, at the refugee center, with my students, with my clients, with my writing – every word is drenched in love and good intentions.<\/p>\n

And you know what?<\/p>\n

It’s not enough.
\nIt’s never enough.<\/p>\n

So what can I do?
\nI will continue to fight the good fight.
\nI’m not giving up.<\/p>\n

But I am giving you some stuff that might make you smile.
\nAnd believe me, that smile is all I can ask for these days.<\/p>\n

Maybe your smile will make someone else smile.
\nAnd so on.
\nAnd so on.
\nAnd so on.
\nGod knows we need it.<\/p>\n

Here. Click\u00a0hier<\/a>. It’s a free mini-quiz on grammar I made. It follows my book Rock Your English!, but it works well on its own. Spend a minute and see how good your grammar is.<\/p>\n

Here. Take\u00a0this<\/a>. It’s a thing I made to help you keep grammar alive (and your students awake!) \u00a0in the classroom. Lots of fun activities you can do together, or give as individual assignments.<\/p>\n

And\u00a0this<\/a>. Take it. It’s a big database full of new words for vocabulary expansion. You’ll find some new ways to talk about the same old shizzle!<\/p>\n

This<\/a>\u00a0might help you find a free English course you can follow via the BBC.<\/p>\n

And\u00a0here’s<\/a>\u00a0a way to meet a stranger across the globe and practise speaking English with them.<\/p>\n

And try\u00a0this<\/a>\u00a0to see if your English is good enough to get into Cambridge. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

And, last but not least, click\u00a0hier<\/a>\u00a0to learn how to cook Japanese food. With a poodle.<\/p>\n

This is all I have for now.
\nTake it.
\nWith a hug, a high-five, a strong death-grip handshake.
\nTake all 3.
\nIt’s all I’ve got.<\/p>\n

Wit love drenched in Buffilove,<\/p>\n

buffi.<\/p>\n

PS: Next week is my last newsletter for a while as I’m leaving on a jet plane. But I know when I’ll be back again. Don’t worry. I’ll miss you too!<\/p>\n

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