Suzy Young is a journalist and a gardener who lives and works in Luang Prabang, in northern Laos, where living is not particularly easy, but it is both challenging and fascinating with beautiful people and a rich natural environment. She teaches English to help young people get and keep jobs and to develop their understanding of the world. When not writing or teaching, she explores the countryside or stays home trying to come to grips with tropical gardening and keeping her dogs from digging it all up.