Throughout my career as language teacher and applied linguist, communication, interaction, and human relationships have always been at the very centre of what I do. I graduated from Oxford Brookes University in 1992 with a Diploma of Advanced Studies as part of my MA in English Literature and PhD in Applied Linguistics at Salzburg University in Austria. During my time at Brookes I met many kind and inspiring people, who since then have become friends, and with whom I am still in contact today. As alumni chapter leader I will endeavour to connect our Oxford Brookes Alumni community across our different subject areas, walks of life, and generations. As one of my interests and passions is hospitality, I am looking forward to organising Alumni events, when we can meet, talk, and build our community, be it somewhere in Austria or virtually online!