[speaker001:] You know Iden, I don 't know much about you. Where were you born?
[speaker002:] I was born in London, but I spent most of my childhood in Hongkong.
[speaker001:] What was your childhood like?
[speaker002:] I had a pretty strict up-bring, and my parents and I were always fighting about it.
[speaker001:] Do you get along with your parents now?
[speaker002:] Oh, sure. Once they reached middle age, they became a lot less uptight.
[speaker001:] Where did you go to university?
[speaker002:] My parents wanted me to stay in Hongkong, but I decided to go back to England, I graduated from Oxford University with a degree in English literature.
[speaker001:] What 's your current occupation?
[speaker002:] I 'm a freelance writer. i write magazine articles and fiction books
[speaker001:] Did you always know you wanted to be a writer?
[speaker002:] No, I didn 't. I was an english teacher for about five years, but by the time I was thirty, I decided I want a fresh challenge.
[speaker001:] How did you start writing?
[speaker002:] I started writing margin articles for fun, and eventually was asked to write a book, so I was pretty lucky.
[speaker001:] Are you writing a book now?
[speaker002:] Yes, it 's about a group of friends living in a foreign country, and all the strange experiences they have
[speaker001:] Sounds interesting.