Thomas: After returning from that first trip I started to prepare myself for moving to Russia. The easiest and almost only way to get a visa and find a job was to become a teacher of English. So I became TESL certificated through a University in California...
http://blogs.waytorussia.net/herbariums/interview-with-thomas-lawrence-lowers-english-teacher-and-dj-living-in-st-petersburg-from-california/
