I am an English native speaker from the U.K. I have a BA in Linguistics and a BSC in Nutrition from a U.K. university. I am also a certified TEFL teacher. I have spent the past 15 years teaching English in International schools in Thailand. I have also worked in language centre's around Bangkok, coaching students for their IELTS and TOEFL exams.
Before teaching English, I used to be a chef. I spent over 20 years working in the hotel and catering industry and I also went to Culinary school in the USA. I have worked in front-of house as well, in 5* hotels. My experience is mostly in Western cooking and desserts but I would like to learn Japanese cuisine next. Maybe some of you will have some interesting recipes to share with me?
Some of you may be wanting to enter the Hospitality industry, maybe working in hotels abroad or working on the ships,etc. I am familiar with the English and American terminology and colloquial speech used in this industry, so I can help you with that too.
I know learning languages takes a lot of effort and practice, especially if you want to be good at it. I studied German in high School and at one stage back then I could speak it fairly well. I have learned to speak Thai fluently, since I have been in Thailand and I can speak Dutch at conversational level.