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As of late, Maurice teaches English as a second language for the University of Concepción in Chile. Therein, he authored complementary e-texts consisting of dialogues and accompanying voice work to Steven J. Molinsky’s series, Side by Side.

While employed at the Universidad Adventista de Chile, he taught an university level English literature class that delved into Lessig's Free Culture and Stallman's Essays. This was an attempt to discover the sometimes subtle differences between plagiarism and legitimate authorship based on previous works.

He maintains a blog at http://mauroandres.wordpress.com/ where he posts on a variety of topics, from mundane diary entries to "straight to the grain" HowTos.

Academic Training
Maurice Cepeda attended the University of Alberta, where in 2005 he obtained a degree in Comparative Literature & Sociology. He also holds a teaching English as a second language certificate.

Personal Interests
Maurice was a member of the (now defunct) LSD (Liberating Students Digitally), a University of Alberta student group dedicated to increasing Gnu-Linux and *BSD awareness among computer users. There he pro-actively participated on the philosophy committee authoring advocacy flyer content. Presently, he has a strong interest in Gnu, Gnu-Linux, BSDs, Stallman's writings, and Lessig's Free Culture.

Sport Related Interests
He cumulatively trained 15 years in western boxing and martial arts. He taught recreational boxing at Wind Warriors Boxing in Edmonton, Canada. Much of this was as a sparring partner to professional and amateur competitors, mostly within western boxing but also Muay Thai.

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