A bit about yourself: All-singing, not-so-much dancing peacemaker and jill-of-all-trades.

Your passions: Learning new things (generally); reading; writing; interfaith dialogue; peace.

Your favourite things to do: Curling up with a good book; chatting to friends; making new friends; sitting at the piano and learning a new song or aria; enrolling in a new course; attending interfaith events; writing stories; composing music; making DVDs; making a fool of myself attempting classes at the gym; having a good laugh and making others laugh; travelling about; taking care of my plants.

Your most treasured possessions: My library of books and CDs, my collection of elephants (figurines, not actual),

Your best books, films or cd's ever: Jane Eyre, To Kill A Mockingbird, Mr Pip, Once Were Warriors, Hand Me Down World, The Book of Everything ...

What makes you happy: Sitting in the café downstairs from my apartment with a coffee and lovely breakfast, reading, and watching the world go by.