Olga was born and educated in Ukraine, and after studying Linguistics and Teaching Methodology, went on to become a teacher, translator and interpreter in 3 languages. Her international career took her to five continents and allowed her to work and live in many countries, in some for extensive periods of time.
In 2018 Olga moved to Ecuador and has been working at IH Guayaquil ever since. Apart from teaching full-time, she also held the post of Senior Teacher for a period of time. Olga still teaches part-time, but is mostly kept busy by being a tutor on CELTA courses and acting as an international speaking examiner.
Olga holds a Cambridge DELTA and is now in the final year of her MA in English Language Teaching studies with the University of Southampton.
Wouter Redelinghuys
Wouter has been in ESL since 2003 when he took a supposed one-year break to teach English in China. Since then, he has worked for two years or more in China, Vietnam, Thailand, Afghanistan, Seattle and currently on the coast of Ecuador. During this time, he has worked as an English Instructor, Teacher Trainer and Director of Studies. He has worked for large franchises, Universities and smaller well-known schools. He has also been the speaker, including keynote, at several International ESL conferences.
He completed a DELTA at IH London (2010) and currently works as a teacher trainer for International House, Ecuador giving him plenty of time on the beach with his large collection of dogs.
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Olga Sakidon
Olga was born and educated in Ukraine, and after studying Linguistics and Teaching Methodology, went on to become a teacher, translator and interpreter in 3 languages. Her international career took her to five continents and allowed her to work and live in many countries, in some for extensive periods of time. In 2018 Olga moved to Ecuador and has been working at IH Guayaquil ever since. Apart from teaching full-time, she also held the post of Senior Teacher for a period of time. Olga still teaches part-time, but is mostly kept busy by being a tutor on CELTA courses and acting as an international speaking examiner. Olga holds a Cambridge DELTA and is now in the final year of her MA in English Language Teaching studies with the University of Southampton.
Wouter Redelinghuys
Wouter has been in ESL since 2003 when he took a supposed one-year break to teach English in China. Since then, he has worked for two years or more in China, Vietnam, Thailand, Afghanistan, Seattle and currently on the coast of Ecuador. During this time, he has worked as an English Instructor, Teacher Trainer and Director of Studies. He has worked for large franchises, Universities and smaller well-known schools. He has also been the speaker, including keynote, at several International ESL conferences. He completed a DELTA at IH London (2010) and currently works as a teacher trainer for International House, Ecuador giving him plenty of time on the beach with his large collection of dogs.