Teachers

Nationality:

USA (from Champaign, Illinois)

Teaching experience:

Has been teaching since 1999

Has lived in :

Kumamoto and Fukuoka Cities since 1999 (including 2 years in Hawaii)

Education:

*MA in English from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA

*BA in English from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

*Multiple certificates for teaching English to Japanese children and adults

Other:

*Has taught at 6 universities and colleges in Fukuoka

*Is the Fukuoka Coordinator for the nationwide teachers' association English Teachers in Japan

*Regularly presents at English teaching seminars and conventions around Japan

*Is a Regional Partner for JapanTravel.com, an online travel guide for inbound tourism

Hobbies and interests:

*Travel: has been to 39 countries on 5 continents

*Is an accomplished photographer and writer (Blog, Instagram, Facebook, Shutterstock, JapanTravel)

*Is also interested in international film, nature, computers, guitar, ice hockey, the outdoors, languages, history, science and literature

Nationality:

USA (from Champaign, Illinois)

Teaching experience:

Has been teaching since 1999 in Japan and the USA

Has lived in :

Fukuoka City since 2001

Education:

*BA in Religious Studies from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

*Cambridge RSA Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language Certificate

*Multiple other certificates for teaching English to Japanese children

Other:

*Has also taught as an ALT at various Elementary Schools in Fukuoka City

*Regularly presents at English teaching seminars and conventions in Fukuoka

*Has traveled throughout Europe, East Asia, North and South America, and lived in Venezuela during elementary school

Hobbies and interests:

*Music: has played bass and sang in several bands, also plays the guitar and keyboards and writes music

*Is also interested in cooking, continuing education in educational and developmental psychology, business management, science, and web design.

*Enjoys going to the park with his wife and son

"Box of Songs"：

David wrote, recorded, performed, mixed, and produced all the songs on Rainbow Bridges' original CD for learning English

Check it out at our store or on iTunes!

Cut Flowers：

David was in a fun FunkyRockPop band a few years back

Check them out on Facebook!

Nationality:

British (Bristol)

Teaching experience:

Teaching since 2009 with experience in Nepal and the UK, with Rainbow Bridges since 2016

Has lived in:

Fukuoka since October 2016

Education:

Licentiate Trinity College London Diploma in TESOL from International House Bristol

Other:

Currently studying for JLPT Level 5

Hobbies and interests:

Kendama, juggling, rock climbing, cycling, cooking and music (especially Dub)

Nationality:

USA (from Newton, Massachusetts)

Teaching experience:

Has been teaching since October 2016, with Rainbow Bridges since October 2017

Has lived in:

Massachesetts, Michigan, and Fukuoka since 2014

Education:

*MA in Japanese Humanities from Kyushu University, Japan

*MA in Japanese Studies from the University of Michigan, USA

*BA in Art History from the University of Massachusetts, USA

Other:

Grants and Awards:

*Ito Foundation Scholarship for Graduate Students

*Foreign Language and Area Studies Scholarship

*Ruth Butler Scholarship

Hobbies and interests:

Cycling, visiting museums and temples, collecting antiques

Nationality:

Canadian (From Victoria, Canada)

Teaching experience:

Has been teaching since 2007, with Rainbow Bridges since 2012

Has lived in:

Sapporo, Morioka (Iwate), Usa (Oita), and now Fukuoka

Education:

*MA and BA from the University of Victoria, Canada

*A certificate for teaching English to Japanese children

Other:

Has been to over 20 countries

Hobbies and interests:

Sports, cooking, traveling, reading, writing, weightlifting, studying Japanese and contemporary Japanese film

Nationality:

Japanese (Native English-Speaking)

Teaching experience:

Has been teaching since 2000, with Rainbow Bridges since 2009

Has lived in:

Fukuoka City since 2008

Education:

*Business/Communications certification from Christian Vocational College in Tokyo

*A certificate for teaching English to Japanese children

Other:

*Has been to 26 countries on 4 continents, and lived in 8 of them

*Has volunteered at hospitals, orphanages, handicapped centers in 6 countries

*Is the oldest of 12 children

Hobbies and interests:

*Traveling, music, art, shopping, cooking, reading, making jewelry, sewing

Nationality:

Canadian (Toronto)

Teaching experience:

Teaching since 2007 with experience in Korea and Japan, with Rainbow Bridges since 2012

Has lived in:

Japan since 2009, in Hamamatsu and Fukuoka

Education:

Master of Law (Political Science) from Kyushu University

Other:

Is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Asia Pacific Studies from Ristumeikan Asia Pacific University

Hobbies and interests:

Travel, film, photography, the outdoors, and raising his daughter