This is Raoul, one of my three Dutch teachers. I found Raoul wonderfully amusing for 4 reasons:1-He bears a striking resemblence to Michael Stipe (of REM).
2-He is, in his own words, half-Buddhist, which lends a very zen quality to him.
3-He always used a little bell to get our attention after breaks or at the end of an exercise.
4-He brought a plastic crown with him to class and just set it on the table...for days we all wondered what the purpose of this crown was...
Well, it turns out that when he was exceedingly pleased with a response, Raoul would crown students king/queen of The Netherlands. This is the best thing about Raoul in my opinion. Above, I have received the crown for the second time...because I am an outstanding student.
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