Writer. Traveler. Teacher.

“Never for a single moment, betray your credo or pretend, but be alive … alive and burning to the end.”

~Boris Pasternak

My Books

SEVEN CHILDHOOD BUDDIES FROM L-TOWN CALIFORNIA SET OFF ON A TRIP AROUND THE GLOBE THAT COULD CINCH OR CRUSH THEIR FRIENDSHIP.

AVAILABLE ON AMAZON https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0999516299?pf_rd_p=ab873d20-a0ca-439b-ac45-cd78f07a84d8&pf_rd_r=8H8TS6VYNPBYCZDCBA02

A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES FROM MY WILD CHILDHOOD AND EARLY TRAVELS

AVAILABLE ON AMAZON https://www.amazon.com/Goodnight-Suzy-Collection-Short-Stories/dp/1737824647/ref=sr_1_5?crid=31TM82PENWBZI&keywords=goodnight+suzy&qid=1664323135&s=books&sprefix=goodnight+suzy%2Cstripbooks%2C466&sr=1-5

A PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER IN CENTRAL ASIA FINDS PURPOSE IN HELPING A FRIEND ESCAPE A LIFE OF SERVITUDE.

AVAILABLE ON AMAZON https://www.amazon.com/dp/1734122048/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=saving+jahan&qid=1587880526&sr=8-1

Breaking the Seal

The Misadventures of a Pissed Wordsmith Abroad

http://www.hansfellmann.com/

Regions of the World

Africa

Europe

Asia

Latin America


The Big Three

Teaching

I am a certified ESL teacher with almost fifteen years of experience in the United States, the Czech Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Turkmenistan, and Oman. I have taught K-12, university students, and adults of all ages, both in a private and public setting. I am always looking for extra work, either online or in person. Please email me to request a résumé and letters of reference, or to set up an interview.

Volunteering

From 2006 to 2008, I was a Peace Corps volunteer in the Central Asian republic of Turkmenistan. During my service, I taught English in a small village and co-authored a grammar book called “501 Turkmen Verbs.” Since then, I’ve done a number of volunteer projects, including ESL teaching in Guinea-Bissau in 2017, and a fundraising project for victims of Hurricane Shaheen in Oman in 2021. If you have a volunteer opportunity you’d like me to be a part of, please email me with the details.

Writing

I am the author of two travel/adventure novels: “Chuck Life’s a Trip,” which is based on a journey I took around the world with my childhood buddies in 2006, and “Saving Jahan,” which is based on my Peace Corps service in Turkmenistan. I am also the author of a poetry collection, “The Heart That Beats,” and a popular blog, “Breaking the Seal,” both of which document my life as a writer in California and Prague. Most recently, I’ve published a collection of short stories, “Goodnight Suzy,” which is inspired by my wild childhood and early travels.


About Moi

I currently live between Oman, where I teach English to keep the lights on, and Livermore in Northern California, where I grew up.

Writing and traveling are my greatest passions. To date, I have visited ninety countries, and have written the above-mentioned novels, poetry and short story collections, and blog based on my experiences.

I earned a BA degree from the University of California at San Diego in International Studies. My articles and short stories have appeared in the UCSD Guardian, the San Diego Union-Tribune and The Prague Revue.

In my spare time, I like to study languages, the more obscure the better. I speak Czech, Turkmen, Farsi, Spanish, and others, with varying degrees of proficiency.


Affiliates

Peace Corps
UCSD Guardian
University of California, San Diego
Russian Hill Press
Channel Crossings Language School
SUSTAIN Incorporated

Contact

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Livermore, CA 94550
USA

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