He’s been teaching in Japan for 13 years and without noticing it has taken on all the most annoying habits of a 24 hour teacher, including asking his wife and daughter comprehension check questions during dinner conversations. His areas of research interest including humanistic preparation for standardized tests, vocabulary word cards, and use of literature in the language classroom. A collection of his short fiction for English learners can be found on his blog The Other Things Matter. When he’s not teaching, he likes to blow bubbles, spout nonsense on Twitter (@kevchanwow), and dream about taking a vacation somewhere warm.