Susie was born in China where she was educated until she travelled to England to study English and to complete her secondary education, and where she has remained since. After attending the University of Bournemouth where she earned a BA and MSc in Hospitality, Tourism and Marketing, she trained in London earning several qualifications in the Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language and Interpretation. Susie has taught business Chinese in international companies, a variety of British and London government organisations and she has also taught Mandarin to primary and secondary school students and state and independent schools offering English national curriculum and French curriculum. She is currently teaching Mandarin Language A and B to IBMYP and DP pupils at an IB World School in London. Susie believes that Mandarin can also be fun and easy to learn and she derives great pleasure seeing her pupils of all ages speaking Mandarin!