My name is Martin Senger, and I was born in Erie, PA, USA. I have been teaching English-as-a-Second-Language for over thirty years, and I have been an ESL professor for over thirty years. I have my BA in Russian Language from Edinboro University (PA, USA) and my MATESOL from the New School of New York City. I began teaching ESL as a humanitarian aid project in the former Yugoslavia after their destructive war. I worked with several other international aid organizations to provide English lessons for those emigrating out of the war zone or those looking to increase their abilities to work in an international job field with English. I am originally from Erie. In fact, my family has been in the city for almost 200 years! I am married, with four children.