About me

I was born and grew up in New Zealand. Reading was always of great interest to me, as were the challenges of an ever changing and developing world. 

I qualified and worked as a professional Chef for several years before working on an island in the Pacific, paradise. From there I travelled to Scotland where I was forced to relearn my profession as a Chef. 

Computing became the challenge of the day there, to the extent that working as a Chef seemed very tame indeed. After having experienced the wonders and woes of Scotland, my next stop was Brazil. 

I have been in Brazil since 1989 and have faced and benefited from some of life's greatest challenges. Teaching English, was the only option available for a newly arrived foreigner to Brazil, especially someone who could not speak Portuguese. 

Having found myself able to Teach and adapt relatively easily to this new environment and also because of my interest in computing I spent 9 years of my life honing my skills around the concepts and practices of IT deployment and processes - a truly challenging and rewarding experience. 

Alas, age takes its toll, so teaching has been my 'solace' ever since.

Take a look at my other sites:

SGDEnglish - My website https://www.sgdenglish.com/Home

BrazSpeak - English learning blog https://brazspeak-sgd.blogspot.com/

Baratas - Short Stories https://baratas-sgd.blogspot.com/

WhatsApp +5511982264554 or Cell-phone (11)98226-4554

Just a short explanation about Fogy:
When I decided to begin this blog, I wasn’t sure what style to use. Those who have classes with me—now or in the past—know how I express myself.
But classrooms and the real world are often galaxies apart, and I felt it would be hard to write as Shane the teacher.
So I began my first post—and it was the way that post unfolded that struck the chord which has since become Fogy.
Something about it felt freer, rougher around the edges, more willing to say the things Shane might hold back. That’s when I realised I’d found a voice that could go places Shane the teacher never would.

That’s all you really need to know—Fogy lifts the fog off Shane.