- Originally from Illinois and Minnesota, USA - Studied at St. Olaf College, University of Minnesota, Universität Regensburg, Universität Potsdam (German, Music, Linguistics, Education, Life) - Student taught at an international school in northern India and caught the international education bug. - Have been teaching at Berlin Brandenburg International School since 1997. - Lovely wife, 3 lovely children, 1 lovely dog, 1 lovely house and garden outside Berlin - Play in a band with 5 other teachers including my wife, who also sings lovely. - Mostly keyboard, but constantly learning skills on guitars, ukulele, drums, and Irish whistle. One day my band might let me play drums for a song or two.