Serge is a Canadian citizen and has been an English teacher for over 10 years. He holds a Business degree from Lakehead University (Thunder Bay, Ontario). Also, he holds a Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA). He speaks Russian fluently and Chinese poorly. Before coming to China he taught English in Moscow, Russia. For over six years he has been an English university teacher in China. His previous schools are: Shanghai Jiaotong University, Zhejiang Normal University, and Changzhou Institute of Engineering. Currently he teaches Oral English first year students. His nonacademic achievements are being an Ironman Triathlete and a PADI Master Freediver.