How My Nigerian Landlord Learned Czech

The other day, my Nigerian landlord told me the story of how he learned Czech. It’s a great lesson on how to gather and retain vocabulary. Here’s how it goes:

A daily visit

While a college student in (what was then) Czechoslovakia, my landlord was living in a dorm room that was cleaned daily by a Czech housekeeper. Every day, the housekeeper would knock on the…