My name is Michael Lavers. I grew up in Cornwall, in the South West of the UK, and I’m now living in Thailand.
I’ve been teaching for 8 years and have TEFL and CELTA qualifications.
I love travel and exploring, but when I’m not doing that, I spend my time coaching learners from all around the world to help them achieve their English-language goals.
I’m learning Japanese 🇯🇵, Chinese 🇨🇳, and also some Thai 🇹🇭 and Cornish
In 2016, I went to Japan for the first time.
Confident and ready to use my Japanese that I had been studying for years before, I arrived at Tokyo airport.
Speaking to the airport security, the first words that came out of my mouth were something like “Arigefe gozmsus” (this definitely isn’t a word!)
Oh no! I couldn’t speak!!
Although I had studied for years, I have no confidence when it came to speaking. I spent 1 month in Japan feeling very shy and ashamed of my poor Japanese.
I returned home, dispirited, but found some great teachers and studied hard. I was determined to improve.
4 years later, I returned and spoke Japanese confidently every day!
I know what it’s like to lack confidence.
I know what it’s like to not feel good enough.
And I certainly know what it’s like to feel stuck in a language.
My passion is helping English learners (like you!) overcome these problems and reach your goals.
