Day 50 · The Mountain Is Always Here

A slow English story about Half a year after leaving the Bay Area, the old hiking group gets back together. 12 simple sentences. Word by word. About 12 minutes.📝 Today's sentences① I left the Bay Area about half a year ago.② Now that I'm back, I reached out to my friends right away.③ We used to have a hiking group. We hiked every week for almost a year.④ After I left, everyone got busy. The group went quiet.⑤ This time I posted in the group chat, and everyone showed up.⑥ We hiked Mission Peak, a famous spot in the Bay Area.⑦ On the way up, we caught up on everything.⑧ One friend, a postdoc, finally published his paper.⑨ Another got laid off but landed a new job. And one broke up with his girlfriend.⑩ We looked back on the last time we were here together.⑪ I feel like, whether we come or not, the mountain and nature are always here.⑫ You know what I mean? I guess you do.🔑 Vocabulary• reached out /riːtʃt aʊt/• group chat /ɡruːp tʃæt/• showed up /ʃoʊd ʌp/• caught up /kɔːt ʌp/• got laid off /ɡɒt leɪd ɔːf/• broke up /broʊk ʌp/🎧 New episode every weekdaySubscribe so you don't miss the next sentence.