Joe Lamb and Emilie Bouvier

Joe is plagued with stage fright and shyness. These feelings became so acute he left the acting world. When he began volunteering at the International Center - he found it to be one of few relaxing places he’d ever been.

In many ways Joe feels like a different person. He has been teaching at the ICNYC for twenty years.

It is difficult for Joe to recognize but he believes he has made a difference in some students’ lives. One student calls him every year on his birthday.

Joe teaches a class called, “A Funny Thing About English”. He describes it as a performance piece in that he sings and dances. Usually students will repeat anything he says throughout the class.

Emilie notes that students form a line hours before Joe’s class so that they can get good seats.