I was born on 10November 1975 in Sjenica, Serbia. In 1998, I obtained my BA degree as a philologist of English Language and Literature at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Nis in Serbia. From 1998 until 2004 I taught English language and literature to senior classes in a general high school in Sjenica, Serbia. I also worked as a translator and an interpreted for OSCE and UN FAO. In 2004, I moved to Sarajevo and taught English language and literature in a technical high school. In October 2006, I enrolled as a member of the Master's Programme in British Studies Programme at Grossbritannien Zentrum, Humboldt-Universität, Berlin. As part of my master programme, I spent four months working at the Visitor Services Department at Castle Ward, National Trust Northern Ireland in 2007. I wrote my Master Thesis with the following title: From Cultural Recognition to Cultural Exchange: The Arts in Post-conflict Belfast and Sarajevo. In May 2008, I obtained my Master´s Degree in British Studies (Culture, Media, and Cultural Management). After having been admitted to a PhD course at the Department of Literature, Languages, and Performing Arts at Queen´s University, Belfast I started my PhD studies in September 2008. I speak Serbian/Bosnian/Croatian, English, French, German, and Italian.