Aquin Dennison-Mathew
Aquin was born in South India and moved to
Nigeria with her parents when she was two years
old. By the time she was 18, she had been to
13 countries and kept detailed journals about
them. After graduating with a degree in international business,
she transferred to New York, where she worked in corporate marketing and
public relations. There, she met her map-obsessed husband, with whom she
continues to explore places off the beaten path. They moved to Hong Kong in
the summer of 2010 after completing an overland journey across 20 countries
with their 18-month-old toddler. When she isn’t chasing after her two young
boys, she dabbles in writing, design projects and freelance marketing. Her
most recent adventure was a 400-kilometre bike ride from London to Paris.
Jill Mortensen
Jill was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and
grew up in Northern California and Arizona. After
university, she spent a summer in France as an au
pair for a family with seven children, which hugely
influenced her decision to delay having her own
children for as long as humanly possible. With no job and a one-way ticket,
she moved to New York to pursue a public relations career that eventually
featured extensive domestic and international travel. This led to a job with
a Danish pharmaceutical company in Copenhagen, where she met her
husband, Claus. After getting married in Italy, they lived in London and were
visiting friends in Hong Kong when Jill was offered a job during a Boxing Day
party. Ten years and two delightful daughters later, the Mortensens are still
enjoying Hong Kong, where Jill is a freelance healthcare communications
consultant and an aspiring children’s book writer.
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CONTRIBUTORS:
Melanie Adamson; Orla Breeze; Aquin Dennison-
Mathew; Rennie Fensham; Jeanne Hauguel; Vicky Hill; Sofie Jacobs;
Gillian Johnston; Ingrid Keneally; Rachel Kenney; Laura Miller;
Jill Mortensen; Liz Purnell-Webb; Karen Sherwood; Priscilla Soligo;
Marie Teather; Hulda Thorey; Nury Vittachi
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