About the author

My name is Libby Holderness. I'm originally from Singapore, currently live in Reading, Berkshire, and have spent substantial periods of my life in Laos, Ukraine and Wales. I am a free-lance journalist and mainly write general interest articles which tend to be factually dense. I am an avid photographer and use my pictures to either accompany my articles or in short videos. In addition, I teach English as a Foreign Language at my local university and am actively involved in student welfare at the university where I teach.

My native language is English and I have acquired many varieties of this. I also use Russian, Welsh and Mandarin and have previously studied Dutch, Flemish, French, Malay, Lao, Spanish, Thai and Ukrainian to an elementary level. I have also achieved a BSc in Natural Sciences (Anthropology, Linguistics and Mathematics) from the University of Durham, an MA in Language Documentation and Description from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and an MA in Applied Linguistics and Teaching of English as a Foreign Language from the University of Wales.

In my free time, I travel extensively, write and direct short plays, help with the local Rainbow Guides and Ranger Guides groups, and belly dance!