First English...because it is
First for 30 years
First English - over 30 years of English language services
I first came to Switzerland in 1993 and started teaching English at my kitchen-table.
In 1998 I passed my teaching diploma at the Volkshochschule in Zürich. After that, my kitchen got too small for so many students, so I converted the living-room into a classroom and when that became too small in 2008, I moved to Reiden.
I’ve taught at the KV Sursee, Gewerbeschule Sursee, become a Cambridge Examiner, trained hundreds of students for the IELTS test and met thousands of fantastic people through my work.
Back in Dagmersellen 2003
About me, Derrick Anderson
I grew up in Renfrew, Scotland, where I worked as an Electronics Technician.
I love the Scottish countryside, and I’m obsessed with Greece. I have close ties to Pollonia on the island of Milos, Akti Studios on the Methana peninsula, home to superb hosts, Emiliana and Panos, and Vathy on Sifnos, where Marinos and Irini are top-class hosts, offering a true, traditional Greek experience.
When I get free time, I enjoy cooking Chinese, Indian, Thai, Morroccan and Greek food. I am also a passionate fisherman and I am ultra-keen on British and Irish horse-racing.