"It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance. My name is Matthew and I'm a US-born native who grew up in the world-renowned California wine country, a center for gastronomic excellence. There I pursued an education and career in the culinary arts, working in some rather extraordinary establishments, not the least of which being some of San Francisco's premier 1- and 2-Michelin star restaurants. Needless to say, I have a penchant and passion for fine food and refined hospitality. But wait, there's more!

Subsequent to my gastronomic accomplishments, I sought out new adventures moving abroad to Mexico and then to China while continuing my education and career in language studies and education, along with savoring and seeking out new cultural cuisines and edible experiences (You can take the chef out of the kitchen, but never the kitchen out of the chef!). I graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Principles and Methods of Language Education and have since helped over 15,000 students across the globe from learning ABCs with Pre-K babies to conducting Corporate Business English seminars for high-profile clients and everyone in between along their path toward their English language goals. It's part of my teaching philosophy, be it from knife skills to grammar, that the best environment to learn in is the one in which you're comfortable and having fun, so as a result I strive to ensure that my students enjoy each and every class and not only take away the value of information shared and presented, but with a smile as well.

I have enjoyed teaching learners of the English language across several continents in thousands of classes both in-person and online and have enjoyed just about every moment of it! (Hey, we all have a rare off day lol). I not only graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Principles and Methods of Language Education but also am 120-hr TESOL Course Certified. I also fancy myself a master of the digital domain, with exceptional zoom, zhumu, meetings, skype, manycam, PowerPoint... blah blah blah Hehe." less...