I am from Brighton in the UK. After I graduated in 1997 I started writing for a magazine called the art book as a book critic. I also wrote articles on local history and art exhibitions for the Sussex Life magazine. In 2001 I moved to France with my husband and son. Here I continued writing for the Sussex Life about our life in France. I started teaching English in France in 2005 and have continued. I have taught in schools, universities and with adults. In 2011 I helped compile an English teaching manual for an educational publisher in Bristol. I continue to teach today.