Being James Bond

THE GOOD LIFE -- 邦。占士邦 ...or in other words, "Bond, James Bond" in Mandarin Chinese. According to Ian Fleming, Bond had an excellent command of languages. Hello 'Being James Bond' listeners, this is Gorodish, Serge Gorodish, and today I'd like to give you a few pointers and some encouragement on foreign language study.

MAN OF ACTION -- Since the invention of the modern automobile in 1886, mankind has had a professed love affair with speed, wind in the hair and the open road. The romantic and hypnotizing lure of the road is something that draws us in and rarely let's go once it has taken hold.

TRAVEL -- Journey with listener Liam McCarney to the Bond city of Geneva, Switzerland. It may not have graced the silver screen as a Bond movie yet, but its connection to Bond is strong in both the literary world and the atmosphere of this amazing city.

MAN OF ACTION -- Join Jamie and Sandy as they present forum member John McGregor's submission about your first trip to a shooting range. John is the cohost of the Gunfighter Cast and an instructor for Sig Sauer, so you are in for a real treat here!

TRAVEL -- Austrian locations for SPECTRE include the amazing skiing areas of Obertilliach near the Italian border, Lake Altaussee which also offers skiing, and the ski resort of Sölden, and also has several miles of winding roads, perfect for the new Aston Martin DB 10.

INNER 007 -- CrossFit is: Constantly Varied, High Intensity, Functional Movement. After looking at all sport and physical tasks collectively, Crossfit figured out what physical skills and adaptations would be the most universally useful in any given situation. So basically, the "specialty" of Crossfit is in not specializing.

TRAVEL -- Christopher Columbus got it right when he said, "It is the fairest island these eyes have beheld." Travel to the birthplace of James Bond and the home of Ian Fleming - Jamaica! Join forum member Spartan RK and travel to this amazing Bond location and relive the famous scenes from Dr No.