Emmanuel was born in France and grew up in San Diego. After studying History and Hebrew at UCLA, he began his teaching career teaching 5th grade in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Since then, he was worked in a variety of grades and positions, including elementary grades at the San Diego French American School, junior high school English in Kobe, Japan, and most recently high school history and math in Miami.
In his free time, Emmanuel enjoys studying languages, piano, and reading.