Rita Eustace heard English, Danish and German on a daily basis as a small child and at age nine, was at a "prep" school in N. Ireland where French was taught charismatically.
She spent two months a year abroad, totally immersed in French/German/Danish throughout teens and early twenties.
She went on to read Joint Honours French and German at Trinity College Dublin, and obtained a double first. This was followed by an M.A. in Romance Languages and Literature at King's College London.
After this, she became a translator for a pharmaceutical firm, and took up Spanish studies, eventually becoming qualified by examination.
She now has nearly forty years experience of translating from French, German and Spanish, as well as from Danish, Norwegian and Swedish into English. Many other activities, mainly involving travel and people.

Vera Costea graduated in 2005 from the "Babes-Bolyai" University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, specialising in English and Japanese. In 2006 she took her MA degree in Irish Studies from the same university, while also teaching English at a local high school, and collaborating as a teaching assistant with the Oriental Languages Program, of the Department of General Linguistics and Semiotics at the Faculty of Letters. During her time as a student at this university she also received scholarships that offered her the opportunity to study at the Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations in Paris, and at the Faculty of Crosscultural Studies of Kobe University, Japan. She is interested in issues related to identity in the context of globalization as reflected in contemporary exilic literature. She is married, and has recently become a mother, which has made her work for Happy Child even more meaningful. Whenever she can find the time, she enjoys reading South-American novels, playing bridge, and watching comedies.

Anca Greere holds a PhD in Translation Studies and is currently Reader in the Faculty of Letters at the 'Babes-Bolyai' University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. With three active languages (Romanian native, English near-native, German advanced), Anca is a Romanian state authorized translator and has considerable experience in working as a translator, translation trainer, and examiner. In addition to her professional interest in contemporary translation theory (especially in the legal domain), Anca also researches in English linguistics and the development of English grammars for non-native users (primarily Romanian users). She has held an attachment overseas, at the University of Southern Denmark, as part of the EU-sponsored Socrates/Erasmus programme, and has actively participated in several international (Argentina, South Africa, United Kingdom) and national symposia, with translation as their core theme. In addition to numerous articles, Anca has published six books on translation theory and English grammar. She is currently researching in Romanian/English for Specific Purposes (Law and Education); Functionalist Approaches in Domain-specific Translations; Intercultural Communication for Translation Purposes (Adaptability), and Management of Translation Reality. Anca is married with two children, and four dogs ; she is a keen gardener – when she finds the time!

Born in Poland, graduated from Warsaw University (law) but have been living in the UK for 10 yrs now.

Currently employed as Polish/German tutor by Adult Learning Centre. Two children.