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Q. What song have you been listening to most these days?

A I haven’t listened to music much since I’ve been in Thailand, it’s just been so busy!

Q. What about when you were younger?

A When I was younger I listened to everything I went through a lot of phases and mostly listened to what was popular in my time which, when I was your age, must have been hiphop.

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Q Do you have a favourite saying or a personal motto?

A. “It is what it is”

Q. If you weren’t doing what you do today, what would you be doing and why?

A Depends on which day you ask me On a really tough day, I think it would really fulfil me to be a landscape gardener. To design a beautiful garden and be able to take care of it, I think would be very calming. On the other hand, I always planned on becoming a psychiatrist. I always thought I was going to study medicine, I was going to specialise in psychiatry but I did some work experience and quickly found out I was terrified of needles and any kind of bodily fluids; blood and things like that just make me sick!

Q. What’s your favourite bit about teaching psychology?

A. I love the psychology behind teaching. I love the fact that everyone’s brain is the same yet when it comes to remembering things, people claim they have different methods and preferences Some people will say highlighting really works for them, some people say reading through notes really works for them but actually our brain is the same fundamentally, only shaped differently by different experiences.

Q. What charity organisation would you like us to support and why?

A I’m not saying one charity is more deserving of support than another because they’re all deserving to an extent but I'd like to see us reach out to more international organisations to broaden our horizons and our understanding of how things are done in different parts of the world, which in turn would enrich us.