My first role as a teacher was as a coach at One Life Triathlon Club, I had been a founder member of the club and had been up for national selection for my age group. I was asked to start and help coach Swimming and Running at 12, by 15 I was running full sessions for Juniors and Adults 4 times a week until I was 20. Now I am a Ski Instructor with over 10 years of teaching experience, having worked in New Zealand and Malaysia, I now spend my winters in Japan as the head of the English Ski School at Appi Kogen Onsen Resort.