C. Neil Linton was born in beautiful Aotearoa, New Zealand. In 1977, as a teenager, he migrated with his parents and siblings to British Columbia, Canada. Six years later he moved to the United States where he resided for 11 years. He has been a successful English teacher in New Zealand ( five years ), South Korea ( five years ), Thailand ( one year ), and Japan ( six years ). He has taught the English language to students of various ethnicities and ages from young learners to adults. C. Neil Linton has also owned and managed, as the Principal, two New Zealand Ministry of Education ( M.O.E. )