'A native Swede, Jytte Holmqvist has lived, worked or studied in six countries and
speaks several languages fluently. She is particularly passionate about Spanish, Italian
and other Romance languages. Holmqvist is a qualified teacher, translator, interpreter and
editor and has worked in the fields of translation and education for a number of years.
She holds double Masters degrees in Spanish from Lund University in Sweden and
Auckland University in New Zealand and has pursued a doctorate degree in
Spanish film at Melbourne University (where she takes a special interest in the cinema
of Pedro Almodóvar and Ventura Pons). A keen traveller, Holmqvist enjoys meeting people from all walks of life and is
also fascinated by the visual and performing arts, art house films, photography, poetry
and literature. She finds life in Melbourne very rewarding given the many multicultural
aspects of this city, its thriving universities and its vibrant arts scene.' (From: http://www.ub.edu/dpfilsa/coola11jytteholmqvist3.pdf )
