Eric

My blogs

• Third Thoughts on Our Confusing Times
• Creating Compelling Conversations in ESL Classrooms

Blogs I follow

• About.com English as 2nd Language
• Becoming a Better EFL Teacher
• englishforums.com
• ESL Conversation and Writing - Recently Updated Pages
• Reaching The Masses
• Slate Magazine - Poems
• Teaching ESL to Adults
• The China Teaching Web

About me

Gender	Male
Industry	Education
Occupation	Professor, Writer, Human Being
Location	Los Angeles, California, United States
Introduction	I write, I teach; I live by the beach.
Interests	art, travel, photography, history, literature, philosophy, technology, essays, politics, the English language, and our emerging 21st global culture.
Favorite Movies	Blade Runner, Gattica, Dr. Strangelove, Pink Panther series, Modern Times, Charlie Wilson's War
Favorite Music	Leonard Cohen, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, UB40, U2, Nina Simone, Paul Simon, Kinks, and almost any Brazilian singer. Buddha Bar series.
Favorite Books	Brave New World, Cat's Cradle, The Green Stick, Jihad vs McWorld, Proverb Wit and Wisdom, Being There, Steppenwolf

What will make us smile and laugh in five years?