People are my passion. I have worked in South America for most of my career. Starting by working with indigenous peoples in the Andes, creating handknit designer knitwear in Alpaca. Cacao planters in Venezuela producing high-end chocolate and other similar projects. In 2007 I went to Northern India and Nepal to work with small manufacturers looking to export into South America. There I found Buddhist philosophy and gradually became a Buddhist practitioner. In the last decade, I lived in and supported a Buddhist centre in Buenos Aires, helped build a temple in Portugal. In 2013 I was able to go on retreat, to deepen my practice. In 2018 I returned to the UK to live and work at a Buddhist centre in Derbyshire. During my travels, I have developed a strong interest in traditional Alternative and Complementary medicine. I am now using my skills to support others in this field.