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Foreign languages and maps spanning far-flung places have always inspired me. I spent my childhood in the UK working my way through my local library’s collection, and my teenage years at the park reading and writing.<\/a><\/p>\n I\u2019m eternally grateful to the BBC<\/a> (BBC Blast Arts Programme), Manchester Art Gallery<\/a> and The Tate<\/a> (Creative Consultants), as well as the British Council<\/a> (Research Fellowship) for these extraordinary opportunities that shaped my very ordinary world.<\/p>\n So much so, that after all these adventures, I crossed the channel and Switzerland became my new home.\u00a0The lakes, rivers and mountains drew me in. I was a tour guide at the Castle of Gruy\u00e8res<\/a>, read French and English literature at the University of Lausanne<\/a>, then headed off to Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin<\/a>\u00a0to brush up on my German.<\/p>\n Next, the 6th floor of the Uni-Mail building and the nearby swimming pool became my new homes while I studied for my Masters in Conference Interpreting at the University of Geneva<\/a>.<\/p>\n Since my MA, I\u2019ve covered conferences in The Hague, in a tiny village in Switzerland called Evol\u00e8ne<\/a> and, closer to home, at the many international organisations in Geneva.\u00a0I\u2019ve rediscovered the joy of teaching, which, like interpreting, is another conversation of sorts. I also continue to put pen to paper, for personal projects and commissioned work.<\/p>\n