I was born in Lahore, to Nairobi aged two and educated at the Aga Khan Primary and High schools. Schooldays were fun but after "O" levels in 1965, wanderlust led me for further studies abroad. I spent the happiest four years of my life at Kinnaird College in Lahore but escaping the excruciating heat and arriving to welcome drizzles at Embakasi constituted the highlight of those summers!

Returning to Nairobi in 1970, armed with a BSc in Chemistry, Botany and French, I embarked upon a teaching career starting at Loreto Convent and culminating at Eastleigh Secondary. One person whose humour made those two years at Eastleigh memorable was Rashpal Panesar…. may God rest his soul.

1974 brought me to the next phase and to England where I worked as an Executive Civil Servant until my marriage in 1978 when my husband and I lived in Saudi Arabia for ten years. My two sons were born during that time and upon our return to London in 1986, I concentrated on bringing up the children and helped run our Nursing Home. Simultaneously, I went back to university doing courses in Community Interpreting and other related subjects.

For the past 8 years I have been working in courts and hospitals as an interpreter/counsellor. No two days are ever alike and the challenges of new situations and meeting interesting people keeps my adrenalin going. In addition to travel my other passion is volunteer work for several organisations.