Paul Barker taught English in the Bidokht High School for two years and then at the Tribal HS in Shiraz for two years, and then worked as a Team Leader/Field Officer for the PC Iran TEFL program for one year. He met his wife, Nora, in Bahrain where she taught nursing as a PCV. After earning an MA in Islamic Studies at UCLA and a brief teaching experience in Portland, Oregon, he and Nora lived and worked in the greater Middle East and East Africa for 32 years, where they raised their 3 children. He retired from full-time work in 2014. Paul and Nora live in the forest west of Eugene, Oregon and travel quite a bit - with an emphasis on bicycle touring.
