He grew up in the small town of Decatur, Tennessee, USA (population ~5,000), but has since lived and studied or worked in three continents (and, to be honest, he still misses the food in Hong Kong). He discovered a love and passion for teaching early on – teaching everything from martial arts (he holds a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Isshin-ryu Karate), music, philosophy, maths, chemistry, to – yes – English as a Second Language. He completed CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) at International Language Centre Kiev, where he is currently employed.