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Giles Ensor

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Hello and thank you for taking the time to check out my biography; most people don’t. So, who am I and what do I do? Read on to find out…

My name is Giles Ensor and for most of my life, I have been an overseas teacher.

It all actually started in the summer of 1996 when I was working with a very nice girl from Malaysia in a wine bar in Covent Garden. I was complaining to her about my life (as I did to pretty much anyone who would listen) and she said to me, “Have you ever considered teaching English as a Foreign Language?”

Well, I didn’t even know that was a thing so I said no. However, with that simple question, she had piqued my interest and so I decided to do a little bit of research. And the more I read, the more I thought that this was exa Hello and thank you for taking the time to check out my biography; most people don’t. So, who am I and what do I do? Read on to find out…

My name is Giles Ensor and for most of my life, I have been an overseas teacher.

It all actually started in the summer of 1996 when I was working with a very nice girl from Malaysia in a wine bar in Covent Garden. I was complaining to her about my life (as I did to pretty much anyone who would listen) and she said to me, “Have you ever considered teaching English as a Foreign Language?”

Well, I didn’t even know that was a thing so I said no. However, with that simple question, she had piqued my interest and so I decided to do a little bit of research. And the more I read, the more I thought that this was exactly the kind of thing I was looking for.

Anyway, I don’t want this to turn into an autobiography so it’s enough to say that I did a Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and got my first job in beautiful sunny Macedonia, which was neither beautiful or sunny as it turned out.

The following year, I headed off to beautiful sunny Moscow, which turned out o be both beautiful and sunny, although even when it was sunny, the temperature rarely dropped below -15C in winter. Still, it was a very enjoyable city (at the time) and I probably would have stayed longer if I thought my liver could have stood it. Boy, could they drink!

So, I’m two years into my teaching career and feel I should take it a bit more seriously, so I decided to head to Milan to do a DELTA. Unfortunately, Milan turned out to be even more fun. Also, unfortunately, my drinking turned from excessive to downright ridiculous. I didn’t do my DELTA but I did manage to become a functioning alcoholic, so I decided that I really need to change my lifestyle, so I headed off to Indonesia, my second home.

In Indonesia, I found a life that was much less frenetic. I also found a life which didn’t require me to get completely drunk out of my head every night. And, most importantly, I found a girl who made me think I had value, stopped me from being an idiot, I gave me the direction I’d been lacking for so long.

I spent 16 years in Indonesia, gaining a wife, a daughter, and various qualifications along the way. I stopped working for Language centres and started working for International Schools, including the Jakarta International Korean School (fun and distinctly surreal) and the Singapore International School (fun and distinctly less surreal).

Now, I am back in the UK, teaching English and making puzzle books, but not necessarily in that order. ...more

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	Giles Ensor's Funtastic Puzzles Sudoku Samurai - 200 HARD PUZZLES (Book #2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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