After completing his master’s degree, Matt moved to Ecuador to teach for five years. Enamored by living in new places, Matt and his wife went on to live and teach in Hungary, Tunisia, and Thailand. Matt’s home is in Hawai’i, where he teaches a Senior Capstone course at Hawaii Preparatory Academy. Matt also teaches two courses for Global Online Academy, where he is continually invigorated by reimagining a type of learning that empowers students across our globally networked society. Matt is fluent in Spanish and jokes about being a nearly proficient speaker of Gecko-nesian. Having lived on six continents, Matt has traveled extensively. He has led Putney programs for the last two decades in various countries, including Tanzania, Cambodia, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, and Alaska. Outside of all-things-education, Matt can be found in one of four places: in his garden farming away, surfing, on his bicycle, or possibly in search of the perfectly roasted coffee bean.