Cristina Monro is a penname the author uses. The author is a Filipino who resides in Singapore. She is an editor, writer, and English instructor. She has a post-graduate Diploma in...view moreCristina Monro is a penname the author uses. The author is a Filipino who resides in Singapore. She is an editor, writer, and English instructor. She has a post-graduate Diploma in Language and Literacy Education from the University of the Philippines, and a Bachelor of Arts degree, major in English, from Xavier University. She earned a Certificate for Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language from De La Salle University. She also completed the Program for Development Managers at the Asian Institute of Management and the Secretarial course at Maryknoll College.
She earlier received a Fellowship Grant from the US-Asia Environmental Partnership and observed the environmental programs of the US and Canada. In the Philippines, she worked for a number of years with San Miguel Corporation, Pilipinas Shell, and Accenture Philippines as Editor, and received several awards from the Public Relations Society of the Philippines in recognition of her work.
She is an author of three published books. Her hobbies include oil painting of landscapes and still life, mosaic art, patchwork quilt, embroidery, playing the piano and the guitar, and solving crossword puzzles.view less