Mark finds a table at a Brooklyn café. A harmonica can be heard playing in the background. Have you ever tried playing the harmonica?

In this episode, Mark goes into work on a Monday morning at the Mosquito City herald. He speaks with his boss, Frank, and discovers that Frank isn’t exactly who Mark thought he was!

In many cultures, it is considered embarrassing or wrong for a grown man to cry. Yet crying is a healthy was to express an emotion of sadness or happiness. In this episode, Mark breaks down and starts crying right in front of Peter Bestluck. Why does he cry? Find out.

Meeting people is fun. All people are unique and interesting in one way or another. Listen to Mark as he meets Stephanie, Peter Bestluck’s sister.

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John: Hi, Yumie, have you heard the news?
Yumie: The TV news?
John: No, Miyako’s news! She’s going to go to Oz. She’s going to be there …

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Miyako: John, I’ve decided I’m going to take a year off. I’m going to defer. I have spoken to the head of the department and …

Ready to get to work, Mark decides to try and get a job at the local newspaper. In this episode, he talks with the man in the newspaper office. Does Mark get the job or not?

A French guy is making a documentary about a Benedictine monk who went to India to learn from Hinduism. The monk never came back….

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Australian Guy: How is the Argentinian economy now, like there was a crash a few years ago wasn’t there?
Argentine Guy: The crash was in …

Here are some examples of Future “going to” Tense:
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Hitching around Australia

I am going to do some more hitching myself.
Miyako’s Education Part 33

Are we still …