Between teaching English, writing op-eds, and running a micro-niche educational publishing company, I hope to gently nudge people to rediscover the simple pleasures of long, deep, and satisfying conversations. Friendship, balance, sanity, freedom, and tolerance still seem like reasonable ideals.
Compelling Conversations: Questions and Quotations on Timeless Topics, my first book, is now being used in over 50 countries to help English language learners share their insights and expand their speaking skills. A narrower, more country specific version for Advanced Vietnamese English Language Learners was released in February 2011, and adopted by American Vietnam University and APU Internation...