I am an American living in France, and Chris has been my French teacher for two and a half years. A list of the reasons why Chris should be YOUR teacher would require a much longer review than this one. To be brief, I have made a list of just two reasons: 1) Chris has the extremely rare ability to speak both French and English equally well, perfectly, and without the interference and distraction of a foreign accent. Many teachers claim to be bilingual. Some of them are lying. Others are merely inadequate compared to Chris. Chris is what I like to call a freak of nurture. He grew up in a household where his English mother would only speak English, and his Belgian father would only speak French. This may not have made for the best marriage, but it produced a sacred monster, as they say in France (in French, of course). In short, Chris will understand you perfectly and explain everything to you in a way that you will understand perfectly. He creates his brilliant exercises to this end. 2) Chris will liberate you. He will open a door for you, as he did for me. The best and easiest way to learn a language is to learn how it works -- not to learn tricks. I have seen from Chris's teaching method that knowing how French works is the best trick of all. From there, you can figure things out for yourself and amaze yourself and others. During the short period of time I have been in France, not only have I made countless friends (from farmers to diplomats!) with whom I have had extended and sparkling conversations full of nuance, humor, and pathos, but I have also (with the assistance of a great surgeon and many other medical experts) helped my non-French-speaking husband to recover from the heart attack he had while in France. I served as his interpreter. Pretty good, eh? Thanks, Chris! (Review left by student Bree)