Meeting my future wife, Agnieszka, in London is what eventually brought me to Poland.

I completed the CTEFLA in 1994, and first worked at a language school in Krakow before moving to Warsaw. In a language school there, I progressed up the ladder and was the Director of Studies for two years.

I started working for the British Council in 1999 but when I heard they were opening in Krakow I moved back and have been working here ever since. I have been a Cambridge examiner, at all levels, since June 1996 and an IELTS examiner since September 1999. My wife and I have two children; Vicky is 7 and Daniel 4. Both learnt to speak English earlier than Polish which proves “English is easy”. Before becoming a teacher, I worked as a logistics co-ordinator for a European transport company and spent time working in each European office. My two favourite things about Poland are the Baltic coast and the look on people’s faces when I add ketchup to my pierogi!