Both Lebanese and German, the author was raised speaking Arabic at home and French at school. At the age of 12, he started learning English. When he turned 19 years old, he travelled to Ireland where he acquired a B.A. in Philosophy with honours and then a Master in Education with honours from Dublin University. In Dublin, he taught French, Religion and English in two secondary schools while giving private English lessons to hundreds of foreigners from East Europe, Asia and South America. At the age of 28, he moved to Germany with his wife and settled down in Stuttgart. He lectured Philosophy at Stuttgart University for two years. Being a certified TELC examiner as well as a Business English teacher, he has been teaching Business English in many renown international companies in Germany.