Conversation
with Chris

I have a BA in Political Science (with honors) from the University of Michigan. I hold the prestigious CELTA qualification in English language teaching from Cambridge University. I have more than 12 years experience teaching and tutoring, with a focus on oral English for speakers of other languages. I taught for 5 years at a small college in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (2011-2016). Since returning to the USA, I have taught English fluency classes online with adults in East Asia and in-person with business professionals in mid-Michigan.

Perhaps most important of my qualifications is that I am old. I have decades of experience in life and business, dealing with people all over the world. I have worked in many fields including government service, business finance, e-commerce and agricultural marketing. All my long life I have sought out conversation with people whose life experience differs markedly from my own. I am interested in people. If you want to be interesting, be interested.