I was born in London but spent most of my childhood in Athens, Greece.
I returned to the UK with my family when I was 14 and immediately started studying for my GCSEs.
My A level choices of Mathematics and Statistics, Biology, Computer science and Greek language and literature, led me to King’s College London to study an Environmental Science degree.
I graduated in 1991 and went abroad to work for two years- teaching English as a foreign language. When I returned to London I worked in various administrative positions for 5 years as a Manager. Following this I decided to go back to University (Metropolitan, ex Guildhall) to study Silversmithing and jewellery design, gaining a BTEC National and Higher National diploma over a 4 year period. In order to support myself during this time I joined a tutoring agency and became a private tutor in Maths and Science.
I was self-employed for 12 years as a jewellery maker specialising in enamelling, but I had to give up my business in 2008 following the birth of my second child and the economic conditions at the time. I re-joined the tutoring agency and have been a self-employed tutor in Maths and Science ever since.