EPT 012: Jordan Lanfair @gowithjordan

Jordan Lanfair is far from any ordinary teacher that one comes across in a classroom. Jordan grew up in Chicago and stared his teaching career at Rock Point Arizona at a Navajo reservation. From there, he moved to Galesburg, Illinois and currently he serves as an English Medium Teacher for the Abu Dhabi Education Council. In addition to that, he is a Footprints Blogger/Mentor, Runner, Travel Enthusiast, Energybits Brand Ambassador and all around awesome guy!

Burst of knowledge round:

Q: You have $10.00 to spend on iTunes or Google store right now, what would you buy?A: Gems in Clash of Clans.

Q: Craziest business idea you ever had?A: Underwater Tourism.

Q: Favorite game you played as a teenager?A: Pokémon Red

Q: What blog you read regularly?A: Doug Robertson’s “He’s the Weird Teacher” (Doug was interviewed for the EPT Podcast as well!)

Q: Favorite quote or sayingA: The walls aren’t there to keep you out, they're there to see how bad you want it. They're there to keep other people out.

Q: Something that irks you, a pet peeve.A: When people talk over people who are talking. I hate cross conversations.

Q: If you had to choose a superpower, what would it be?A: I want to be like Peter from Heroes. I want to have the ability to keep all the abilities I can, but I have to get them from other people.

Q: Favorite movie that you saw in 2014?A: Hunger Games

Q: Something you're willing to share about you that people don’t know.A: I love “A Walk to Remember” - yeah, that's one of my bis secrets...

Q; If you are invited to one-on-one dinner with someone, who would you want to meet?A: Barack Obama

Q: In less than ten words define “Success”A: Having everything you need to be happy.

Q: In less than ten words define “Failure”A: Giving up

Q: Two or three words that you dislike in English languageA: Can't, cucumber (it's really weird to me) and moist.

Q: Two to three words that you think have a negative connotation and shouldn’t?A: Ignorance, settling and introvert.

Q: Define Passion.A: It’s the thing that makes you work, even when you know that your work might not mean much.

You can reach Jordan in the following ways:

Website: http://www.gowithjordan.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/gowithjordanPinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/jordanlanfair/Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/113530426863156491172/postsInstagram: http://instagram.com/jkltraveler

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