While at The University of Manchester, Joanie focused on French and Italian literature and history studies and spent time living in both France and Italy. After finishing her degree, she moved to India, where she worked as an English teacher in an NGO School. She also spent a year traveling through India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal, including a three-week trek in the Himalayas. Joanie has extensive experience working in education and with young people in London. In 2022, she returned to India to complete her yoga teacher training and became a certified yoga and meditation teacher. She then spent another year living and teaching yoga in India. She now works as an English teacher and a yoga teacher in Spain, where she is working her way towards fluency in Spanish. Joanie also maintains proficiency in French and Italian and a general love for languages and travel.