Elena Mihaila was born in Romania where she qualified as an agricultural engineer. She worked as an accountant and started a family before making the dangerous decision to leave he...view moreElena Mihaila was born in Romania where she qualified as an agricultural engineer. She worked as an accountant and started a family before making the dangerous decision to leave her homeland during the time of the Romanian revolution. She now lives in a small town in New Zealand where she enjoys painting, tending to her garden and chickens and being surrounded by her children and grandchildren.view less