I grew up in Sydney (NSW). While working for the Australian government I also lived in Hobart (Tas), Adelaide (SA) and Canberra (ACT). I trained as a musician at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music on organ and harpsichord, and went on to study Education in the fields of Music and Business at the University of Queensland and later gained qualifications in English Language teaching at Griffith University and the University of Southern Queensland. For the past nine years I have taught ESL in Australia, Taiwan, Brunei, South Korea and China to children, teenagers and adults, and teacher training in Malaysia. I am now at the University of Southern Queensland. My travels also include meditating in India and Thailand, and enjoying the sights of Sarawak, Singapore and Vietnam. My hobbies and interests include eating out, music, art, travel, films and having coffee with friends.