Russ Pearce lives with his wife Trish in Guardamar del Segura, Alicante. A keen photographer and writer of the blog www.anythingbutpaella.com, Russ sustains his life in Spain by teaching English, mostly online. A former air traffic controller, his specialisation is helping fellow controllers and pilots from around the world to improve their English in the aviation field. After giving up controlling in 2003, Russ went off to university to gain a degree in travel and tourism management. With Trish also at a career crossroads, they made the decision to pack everything up and go to Argentina where they gained TEFL certificates and embarked on a journey of adventure around the world for the best part of a decade. Teaching assignments in Syria, Azerbaijan, Tunisia, Libya and even Scotland were all negotiated before an opportunity came up to work in Pamplona. A year later they left for Barcelona before fate drew them down to the Alicante province. Five years on and Guardamar is firmly their home, but travel remains their passion. Giving their itchy feet the occasional good scratch, they have travelled extensively throughout Spain. Of course, there is still a longing for the exotic from time to time so trips to South East Asia or backpacking around southern Africa are still frequently on the agenda. If you want to read more about their global travels, take a look at www.mytb.org/rrruss.
