Elle Kwan
Elle grew up in England in a little suburb outside
London, dreaming about bright lights and the big
city. She wasn’t aware then just how many cities
she would get to experience. When she thought
she might spend a life playing others, as opposed to writing
about them, a drama degree took her north to Manchester. Playing second
fiddle to the acting career was waitressing, which she performed in cities
across America. After picking up a lovely husband in Taipei and then moving
with him to London, Elle had decided writing about people was even better
than speaking their lines (and actually let her pay the rent). Since moving to
Hong Kong nearly seven years ago, Elle has interviewed top politicians and
pop stars, Michelin-starred chefs and mums, and found that each has their
own inspiring story. Her best role has been becoming Mum to Reia, aged five,
and Rafferty, aged one.
Brooke Chenoweth
Brooke grew up in rural Australia and spent
most of her early days running around barefoot,
playing dress-up and perfecting her mud pie
recipe. After high school, Brooke hightailed it out
of town and went off to university in the “city”,
where she discovered the world, literally and
figuratively. Some quirks of fortune, a few hurdles and several years later,
Brooke found herself married and moving to Hong Kong in 2007. After a brief
stint as an English teacher, she discovered that blogging and freelance writing
fulfilled all of her potential career wishes while allowing her to stay at home
in her pyjamas with her gorgeous little boys. While dressing up is a rare treat
these days, she still enjoys going barefoot, and now makes mud pies with her
sons. You can read her blog at
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