In 1969 Jennifer shifted from New Zealand to Australia where the landscape made a deep impression on her. While in Australia she was recognized and honoured as a youth leader, promising writer and a gifted artist, achieving the highest possible marks for the state Art exams. Jennifer won prizes, had her work published, and was an energetic Girl Guide leader. Much of her spare time was spent in reading all the art books in the library, making art works, swimming and athletic training - becoming an Australian state champion athlete. At the age of 17 she returned to New Zealand where she completed 3 years at Teachers College majoring in Art and Maths and also completed a third of a degree. In 1977 she married Peter and continued teaching primary level children for 8 years before having children..After leaving teaching she worked from home on a range of projects while rearing 3 children and recovering from a number of miscarriages and car accidents. These projects included starting and supervising a licensed preschool. During this time she completed a certificate course in Lay Preaching, and spent 15 years preaching in a variety of places. She wrote songs and poems, made art works and screen printed items, published 4 books and jointly owned and operated a printing business, bought and maintained rental properties, co-ordinated a CWSA group and developed an Art program for gifted children, bought and maintained rental properties and was on a number of voluntary committees. She returned to secondary teaching in 1995 teaching Art, visual merchandising, screen-printing and guitar and completed a Degree in Education (graduating in the top 5%) in 2000. In 2000 she emigrated to Australia where she is still teaching IT. In 2003 as well as teaching, she completed an IT Diploma in multimedia integration and became president of the ACT branch of the Australian Federation of University Women. In 2004 she published her 5th book, began two certificate courses (Screen + Work Place Training and Assessment) and made and exhibited her first piece of digital Art. She has been a CEGACT,AGQTP, and COACTEA committee member and continues working on the ACT branch of AFGW as a comittee member. She continues to create and maintain websites, has started a post graduate diploma in Theology and is teaching herself Hebrew.