Joana was born in the USA but lived most of her life in Brazil. It was there that she completed her bachelor‘s in English and language teaching. When she was 33, she moved to Dublin, Ireland and started a family. She has over 20 years of experience in English teaching for students as young as 3 years of age. She went on to get a postgraduate degree in English literature, a field she has always been very passionate about. This, along with the reading of numerous bedtime stories to her daughter, has contributed to her creativity and storytelling skills.