Clay Zasman is a qualified English teacher from South Africa. Having grown up in the Eastern Cape, He later spent most of his schooling in Cape Town which is the perfect city to enjoy surfing and travelling along the beautiful coast line in a 1967 VW Camper van. (those were the days!) He was also fortunate enough to see Nelson Mandela released from prison in the 1990s. Clay has always felt good working for various charitable organisations (such as animal rescue centres and working as a crisis counsellor. He also volunteered at Hagibor centre for seniors in Prague). Clay originally worked for Elpida as a volunteer. He built up a good reputation among the senior citizens studying English and he became a life-long friend of Elpida. In 2025 he returned to Elpida (Prague 5) and looks forward to teaching new students and creating many memorable lessons. He is currently finishing his studies at Masaryk University, Brno. Clay is also a musician and published poet. He loves cats.