I've been at Embassy CES since 1994. I started off as a state school teacher, and then I went to Sweden for a couple of years, and then to Germany and I spent a long time in Japan. I've worked in America, and most of Europe.

I'm a teacher trainer; I also teach Executive English and I'm sometimes at the MW International School, so there is real variety.

The Executive courses are limited to a maximum of five or six students and they tend to be smaller than that; they're business oriented. The courses are shorter; they're normally here for just two or three weeks, so it's a much more intense programme in a way. You have to cover their needs quickly. It's business related but they also need a lot of social English.

I also teach the CELTA course which involves methodology, classroom organisation, language analysis! we get native speakers who want to become teachers and non-native who are sometimes already teaching.

I love the variety. If I had to do one all the time, I'd get stale so it's nice to move between the departments.

I like living in Hastings. I love being by the sea. I think the countryside around Hastings is absolutely beautiful. And there's a fantastic amount of live music in the town, all sorts, everything. It doesn't matter what kind of stuff you're into, you can find it. I'm a member of a choir, and I enjoy walking and the occasional trip to the cinema.