I was born in Sacramento, California in the US. I lived in Ecuador in the 1980s where I learned to speak Spanish. After returning to the US I opened a jewelry store where I served over 1/2 a million customers over the years. I began to realize that helping people was my true life passion and that helping them more directly, being able to see their weekly progress, was the only missing element. I am currently living in Mexico, where I have been teaching general English, businesses English, and TOEFL preparation classes for over three years. I look forward to helping students improve their English in an online environment, taking advantage of some of the great materials I've created.