Rob was born in a small (and incredibly boring) town not far from Oxford. After winning top academic scholarships to Eagle House Prep School and Wellington College, he  attended  the  University  of  Durham  and  graduated  3  years  later  with  a BA (Hons) in Theology. Whilst at university, he began his strange/crazy adventures - selling books door to door in California (not a great job!), teaching English to teenagers in Poland, feeding wild black bears  in the forests of northern Minnesota, living with a tribe of Red Indians... and then it was time to graduate! Once he'd picked up a TEFL qualification, he set off for China's Anhui Province - to a tiny city called Lu'an - and began working as an English language and culture teacher at a local university. On a bus trip to the countryside one day, he was involved in a terrible traffic accident. Despite his injuries, he helped rescue a half-dead Chinese fellow from the wreckage of a car. This led to an interview with the local newspaper, which in turn led to Rob writing and presenting a show for Lu'an TV. This show, "English Corner", was an educational English-language travelogue watched by upwards of 5 million people every week. As a result of its success, Rob was soon invited to work with Anhui Radio. He also recorded some nationally-televised interviews with ITV back in England. After 3 years in Lu'an, Rob decided to move to the big city. He arrived in Beijing in August 2008, just after the Olympics, and began writing a series of 10 English-language textbooks for a large  publishing house. Once this project was completed, he  came  to  work  for  BON  TV  as  a  writer  and  presenter. And that's where the story ends... for now.