SSAB - March 11, 2025

Someone’s smoking on my floor…Up at 5.45 to get things done: Russian, workout, stretching aaaaand breakfast!Came back at lunch to record the latest Language Vlog podcast… only seems to be in the hotel that my throat doesn’t hold up.Classes going as well as you could expect, today talked about topic sentences, supporting details and organizing ideas in an outline. Gotta remember, these kids have never done it before.Another portrait by a student, how does it look?Google AI Studio? Free?! May be able to make that API work AND… it analyzes video??Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogHope you have a good Tuesday!!00:00 Introduction and Microphone Issues00:26 Daily Routine and Language Log00:53 Health Concerns and Hotel Living02:20 Smoking Neighbors and Air Quality05:41 Early Morning Productivity08:59 Teaching Experience and Reflections09:57 Considering Becoming a Student13:24 YouTube Channel and Monetization18:54 Podcasting and Content Creation29:45 Google AI Studio and Video Editing31:46 Conclusion and Farewell