I have been an EFL instructor for more than ten years. In 1991, I graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology in my hometown of Vancouver, Canada. After spending almost a year and almost all my savings backpacking through Australia and the Fijian Islands, I started my teaching career in Japan. I worked for GEOS, one of the largest private language schools in the country. After three years of good sushi and ramen coupled with all the amazing experiences of teaching English and learning about my grandparents' native country, I returned to my homeland in Canada. Once back home, I began looking for a reputable TESOL certificate program. I knew that a teacher's certificate would provide me with more knowledge as well as more job opportunities in the field of TESOL. I graduated from the Cambridge CELTA program in the summer, 1995.