Mark Furr

Mark Furr is an award-winning writer and editor in the education sector who spent much of his adult life living and working abroad at colleges and universities. Mark has taught in the US, Armenia, Palau, and Japan, and while teaching abroad, he also served as Series Editor for Oxford University Press. Mark's OUP Bookworms Club: Stories for Reading Circles series won the British Council's ELTON Award for Innovation in English Language Teaching. After a career in international education, Mark moved to the island of Kauai, Hawaii, where, he spent 15 years as owner and operator of two businesses in the tourism sector. When it was time to think about semi-retirement, he sold the businesses, and he decided that he was ready for another international adventure, so he headed for Belize. Currently, Mark lives in Corozal, Belize, where he has returned to his first love: writing. He does both freelance work for international clients in the education field, and he really enjoys writing about Belize. He is a news nerd and research geek, so Mark really enjoys sharing his research on all aspects of moving to, and living in, Belize. Mark creates content for his Belizefaqs website, and he is the author of Belize FAQS: A detailed guide for those interested in moving to Belize.