Meet Ajarn Darren
Darren has been teaching and training Thai professionals in English conversation since 2007.
Originally from London, he brings nearly two decades of teaching experience, a natural ability to keep conversations moving, and a strong focus on helping learners build and activate useful vocabulary.
Darren is a father of three, an ardent supporter of Arsenal Football Club, an artist, and an expert conversationalist.
If you would like to practice conversation on a wide variety of topics, Darren is your best choice.
An Experienced English Teacher in Bangkok
Darren’s sessions are highly conversational. Rather than working through a fixed textbook, he helps learners use English through interesting, realistic discussion, introducing useful vocabulary and phrases as they naturally arise.
That approach makes him particularly effective with professionals who already know some English but need more practice actually using it.
Communication Means Something Special to Darren
Darren and his wife, who is Thai, are raising three children, including a non-verbal autistic daughter. That experience has given him a very personal understanding of communication, patience, frustration, and the many ways people connect beyond words.
For Darren, communication is not simply about speaking correctly. It is about understanding another person, finding ways to connect, and helping people express what they want to say.
Life has taken me on a remarkable journey filled with twists, turns, and unexpected surprises as I navigate the exceptional difficulties of raising a non-verbal autistic daughter with my loving Thai wife, while pursuing my passion as a Business English training professional and becoming an expert English teacher in Bangkok.
“Life with a non-verbal autistic daughter, my loving wife, and teaching English have shaped me into a person of compassion and understanding.”
“Drawings just come out of me, I can't really explain them. The results often reflect my feelings at the time.”
Conversationalist and Artist
Darren is also a self-taught artist. Despite being colorblind, he creates detailed abstract colored-pencil drawings built from intricate lines, geometric forms, and bold combinations of color.
Self-taught and driven by an innate passion for art, Darren has mastered the delicate balance between color and feeling, infusing both into his works. Overcoming his colorblindness, he meticulously selects and combines hues that, to him, appear harmonious, resulting in mesmerizing abstract compositions that pulse with energy.
His drawings often take several weeks to complete and reflect the same patience, curiosity, and individuality he brings to his teaching.
My process for drawing is a mix of intuition, testing, patience, and dedication. In a way, that mirrors what I remind my students of when they learn English. So there are some similarities there between conversation and art.
Gallery of Darren's Work
Works from his Pattern Happen Collection, available for purchase.
