My name is Ionelia, I am a 41 year old teacher from Romania. In my home country, I have been teaching English and French language and literature, in the same school, for 16 years. Because a woman’s life starts at 40, as they say, I moved to Linköping, Sweden in August 2017 to study at LiU. I am currently finishing my Master’s in “Child Studies”. Starting over from scratch, at 40, in a foreign country, leaving behind a career, a family and friends, was not easy, it is still quite a challenge, but I fell in love with Sweden and I am determined to be part of this community. Working with children for so many years made me a better person; I consider myself to be still very young, I am full of energy, creative, organized, tactful, responsible, confident, although I am open to learning new things every day, I adjust very easily. People who know me say that I am a great cook and that I have a great sense of humor. In my free time, I love cooking, especially healthy food, gardening ( I even have an allotment at Paradiset , where I grow eco veggies), dogs, nature, jogging and any other outdoor activity.