I love talking with people. People enjoy talking with me. Human conversation, however it is mediated by technology, is what moves the world. I want to help move the conversation. We all have much to l... earn from each other and we can all be much better at doing so. I taught English at a small college in China for 5 years with a focus on developing easy fluency and effective oral communication. Since returning to the USA I have taught English fluency classes online with adults in Taiwan and in-person coaching with business professionals in mid-Michigan. I was granted the CELTA from Cambridge University qualifying me to teach English to adults. More important than my education and professional experience is my life of conversation. All my long life I have been the guy who seeks 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.read more

Hello - My name is Christopher, but you can call me Chris if you join my class. I live in Lansing, Michigan and have lived here much of my life. My big old house shelters me and a hundred house plant... s. I have a big garden where I can't keep up with the weeding. I love to meet new people and talk with them. All kinds of people have interesting stories and I want to hear them. I don't know if conversation can save the world, but it is worth a try. Certainly clear communication is part of it. Last year I published a book about my time living and teaching in China. I'm currently working on my Spanish skills with an idea toward some Latin American travel.read more