Our teachers

Meet the teaching team

Every teacher brings an international academic background and real lived experience across cultures — they understand language learning from the inside.

Matt Wieckowski

Matt Wieckowski

Founder

Founder · English · IELTS

EnglishIELTSBusiness EnglishAcademic English

Double master's from Lund University and Fudan University. Former multilingual communications specialist at the United Nations (UNHCR) in Geneva. 10+ years teaching in Geneva, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Specialises in IELTS, academic English, and intercultural communication.

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Lea Li

Lea Li

Mandarin · English

MandarinEnglishIELTSGMATHSK

Fudan University graduate who has lived in China, Canada, and Austria and visited 10+ countries. 4+ years teaching, 300+ hours. Teaches Mandarin for international learners and IELTS/GMAT prep for Chinese learners — bridging Eastern and Western communication styles.

Yuling Lin

Yuling Lin

Mandarin · Japanese

MandarinHSK 1–5Japanese

Native Chinese speaker who spent four years studying in Japan, including a diploma at Greg Language College in Yokohama specialising in international communication. Fluent in Chinese, Japanese, and English. Brings real-world workplace experience from a Japanese company.

Harry Hommel

Harry Hommel

English

EnglishConversationFluency

Native English speaker from a Filipino-American background. Brings warmth and energy to every class, helping students sound more natural and confident through interactive lessons focused on real-life communication.

Emma Lindström

Emma Lindström

Swedish · SWEDEX

SwedishSWEDEXA1–B1Academic Swedish

From Gothenburg, Sweden. Master's in Linguistics from Uppsala University, Bachelor's in Education from Lund University. 7+ years teaching in Europe and Asia, including international schools in Copenhagen and Tokyo. Specialises in beginner-to-intermediate Swedish, academic Swedish, and Swedish for relocation.

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Yui Nakamura

Japanese · JLPT

JapaneseJLPT N5–N1Business Japanese

Waseda University graduate, MA in Applied Linguistics from the University of Tokyo. 8+ years teaching students from Europe, North America, and East Asia. Has run corporate language workshops for international teams in Tokyo. Fluent English and conversational Spanish.