Growing up in a bi-lingual household in Cardiff speaking Welsh and Cornish, Ani was made aware at an early age of the advantages of having knowledge of different languages and cultures. Her 15 years as an Irish dancer gave her a further insight into another Celtic country’s language, culture and traditions.
Ani attended Welsh medium schools and it was during her time at secondary school that she began studying Cornish. In the summer of 2013, Ani was made a Bard at the Cornish Gorsedh in Penryn. She became an employee of CILT Cymru in 2011 where she began working as part of the Routes into Languages Cymru project which focuses on increasing the uptake of MFL from school to university.
Ani is currently Project Coordinator of Routes Cymru which is based in Cardiff. She has begun studying French and hopes to continue to develop her language skills. On a personal level, she enjoys studying the history of Celtic languages and has a particular interest in etymology.
