Introduction VI

Day 01 The Unluckiest Guy in the World 2

Day 02 A Postcard From Xiamen 4

Day 03 School Dance 6

Day 04 Idioms to Make You Mad as a Hatter 8

Day 05 German Phrasebook 10

Day 06 When to Reach for a Glass of Water 12

Day 07 What’s Your Favorite Class? 14

Day 08 Greetings from Home 16

Day 09 Better to Be Yourself than Perfect 18

Day 10 Welcome to the Sunnyside Dog Park! 20

Day 11 A Most Delicious Debate: Who Invented the Hamburger? 22

Day 12 Will Robots Help Us or Just Steal Our Jobs? 24

Day 13 The Amazing Max 26

Day 14 The World’s Most-Visited Cities 28

Day 15 Exam Preparation Tips 30

Day 16 The Seven Colored Earth 32

Day 17 Doctors Without Borders 34

Day 18 Movie Budget Breakdown 36

Day 19 Teatime for Class 3B 38

Day 20 Remembering Aunt Pat 40

Day 21 Using the Metro 42

Day 22 A New Year Card 44

Day 23 Search Engine—African Penguin 46

Day 24 Finding the Road to Happiness 48

Day 25 Understanding ADHD 50

Day 26 Never Too Young to Change the World 52

Day 27 Gardening in Space 54

Day 28 The Carnival of Venice 56

Day 29 Fort Bragg’s Glass Beach 58

Day 30 EMP Museum 60

Day 31 The Dos and Don’ts of Online Chatting 62

Day 32 Ha Long Bay, Vietnam 64

Day 33 Is a Crow Smarter than a Seven-Year Old? 66

Day 34 The Languages of international Business 68

Day 35 Breathable Roads 70

Day 36 Cloud Computing 72

Day 37 Iceland 74

Day 38 House Hunting 76

Day 39 Crosstalk of the Town 78

Day 40 World Magazine 80

Day 41 The True Cost of a Tasty Steak 82

Day 42 Blueberries: The Superfood! 84

Day 43 A Note for the House Sitter 86

Day 44 Little Guangzhou 88

Day 45Watch Out! Your Smartphone Can Make You Go Blind 90

Words 92

Answers 102