Education

CAMBRIDGE CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING TO ADULTS (2007)
Oxford House College, London

MA INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM (2004-2005)
City University, London, with merit
Thesis: Global Nomads & The art of travel journalism

MA IN ENGLISH LITERATURE (2003-2004)
University of Geneva, Switzerland
Thesis: Writing Home: Philosophies of Home in West Indian Literature

BA IN ENGLISH LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY AND CHINESE (1999-2003)
University of Geneva, Switzerland


Work experience

SECTION EDITOR
Food and Travel magazine (November 2006 - current)

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Food and Travel magazine (April 2006 - October 2006)

FEATURE RESEARCHER
The Independent (January 2006 - April 2006)

FOREIGN DESK ASSISTANT
The Independent (December 2005 and January 2006)

FREE-LANCE REPORTER
La Tribune de Genève
21st Century

INTERNSHIPS
Reuters (December 2005)
The Independent (November 2005)
The Times, Body&Soul (October 2005)
Food and Travel magazine (October 2005)
The Observer (September 2005)
Le Journal Hebdomadaire, Casablanca (April 2005)
La Tribune de Genève (June-July 2004)

TEACHING
University of Geneva, Department of English (October 2003- June 2004)
Department of Public Instruction, Geneva