Long time residents

From Kuma-i

(in alphabetical order by family name)

Rick Lavin is an Associate Professor in FESSPUK and GSESSPUK, which I'm sure you all know very well, and is learning how to write about himself in the third person. He's the creator of Kotoworld.

Kirk Masden is also an Associate Professor at Kumamoto Gakuen University where he teaches Cross-cultural Communication as well as being Department Chair of the International Economics Department.

Joseph Tomei is an Associate Professor at Kumamoto Gakuen University where he teaches English and linguistics as well as being the faculty advisor to the aikido club and teaching exchange students iaido.

Holly Yamada is a transplanted Montanan who has lived in Kumamoto for about 9 years. I have been teaching English for 8 of those years 3 at a small English school downtown and for the past 4 years at Kumamoto Gakuen University as a language instructor...This year I've set out on my own...I enjoy Karaoke and Barhopping ( when I can ) but most of all I like teaching and hanging out with my students.

Randall Miller is the owner and English Teacher at The Eagle's Nest English School in Suizenji. He has been in Kumamoto Prefecture teaching children to adults for 10 years. He lived in Nishiki Machi (Kuma-gun) for 3 years on the JET Program. Then, he moved to Miyakonojo city for 2 years and taught at an English kindergarten (2 - 4 yrs old). For the past 5 years, he has lived in Kumamoto city teaching kindergarten to adults. He also runs his own homepage for international pen friendswith more than 2,000 members worldwide on every continent except Antarctica.