Romanian Ileana took on the challenge of learning the Welsh language while living in Cardiff. She was elected International Representative for psychology postgraduate students, and edited PsyPAG Quarterly – a magazine that goes out to her peers across the UK. Ileana’s love of literature led her to take a creative writing workshop and, with the encouragement of her tutors, she started work on her first novel. She was also involved in setting up Cardiff University’s Enterprise Society – an idea that started with just a handful of people, but which she helped grow to the point of running a programme of workshops, social events and competitions.