These days, I’m mostly these three things:
| Father | Teacher | Writer / Blogger |
The father part is self-explanatory.
I currently teach English at Kagawa University in Japan.
I’ve been writing online (mostly blogging) for a good part of the past 20 years.
Here is a sample of the things I’ve done:
Publications
| Setouchi Explorer: Site and blog about the islands of Kagawa Prefecture in Japan. Since 2010. |
| Ogijima: the French version of the previous site. Since 2010. |
| The Art of Island Time. Kyoto Journal 86. July 2016. pp 28-42. (online version) |
| Setouchi Triennale 2016. Get Hiroshima 9. Spring 2016. (online version) |
| David Billa, Setouchi Explorer. Interview. Eye – Ai Magazine. March 2017, Vol.41 No. 480, pp 34-40. |
| Ultimate Guide to the Most Popular Japan Art Festival: Setouchi Triennale. GaijinPot. April 2019. |
Teaching
| English | Kagawa University | Takamatsu, Japan (since 2016) |
| Private language schools | Takamatsu, Japan (2011-2016) Paris, France (2005-2008) | |
| French | University of Florida – Paris Research Center | Paris, France (2008-2010) |
| Private language school | Paris, France (2005-2008) | |
| University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida (2000-2005) | |
| West Virginia University | Morgantown, West Virginia (1998-2000) |
Translation
| English to French | Derrida | Documentary film by Kirby Dick & Amy Ziering Kofman. 2002 |
| Parrot Theory | Catalogue of art exhibit by Sergio Vega. Galerie Karsten Greve, Paris. 2009 | |
| Jacques Henri Lartigue: A Boy, A Camera, An Era | Catalogue of photo exhibit at the Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, Florida. 2004 | |
| Buried in the Backyard | Documentary film by Monica Bigler. 2004 | |
| “Movement (R)evolution Dialogues: Contemporary Performance in and of Africa” | Documentation for Conference at University of Florida. 2004 |
Education
| Master’s in French and TESOL (teaching English as a second or other language) | West Virginia University | Morgantown, USA |
| Bachelor’s in English (Language, Literatures, and Civilizations) | Université de Toulouse – Le Mirail | Toulouse, France |
| BTS in Computer Database | Lycée Gustave Eiffel | Bordeaux, France |
| PhD in French Literature Uncompleted (“ABD”) | University of Florida | Gainesville, USA |