Born in the heart of the Route of Santiago de Compostela, Rocío grew up seeing people from all over the world passing by her front door, which very soon stirred her interest in exploring the world and learning languages to communicate with people of very different origins. She later studied for a BA degree in English Philology at the University of Salamanca, Spain, followed by an MA course between Salamanca and Orleans , France, where she researched the relationship between language and identity from various perspectives, namely personal, gender, social and online. She also wrote a research project while living in Milan. After having worked as a linguist and translator for several technology companies, she currently works as a freelance professional translator. Moreover, Rocio has always wanted to do her bit in order to make this world a better place. She has collaborated with several NGOs and is interested in causes such as feminism, freedom of expression, collaborative democracy, technological development, cyberactivism, environmentalism, nature and animal well-being.