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Dr Gabrielle Morrissey has spent her life travelling the world. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Gabrielle is a dual citizen of both Australia and America. Gabrielle's father, Peter Morrissey, is a retired US diplomat who served in the Foreign Service for over 30 years, which enabled Gabrielle to grow up in countries such as India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and Guyana.
Gabrielle's mother is Di Morrissey, Australia's most popular and best selling female novelist, who has been a primary inspiration for Gabrielle to also be a writer. Gabrielle has one brother, Nick, who teaches and researches at UCLA, and is completing his PhD in his speciality studies of Indian culture, Eastern religions, and art history.
Dr Gabrielle was raised to appreciate that the world is wonderfully diverse, but also small, and unified in its humanity. Gabrielle has had many unforgettable personal experiences, such as getting caught in a storm in rural Northern Pakistan and being cared for by local villagers, riding horses in the colourful desert of Rajasthan, India, learning the art of local dances, off the beaten tracks, in Indonesia, and most especially, spending time with Aborigines in outback Australia. In 1997, Gabrielle spent 12 months volunteering on an eductional project with the Njarinyin people of the North West Kimberley of Western Australia, teaching children while living in a tent and learning bush skills, how to play the didjeridu, and about Njarinyin stories and culture.
Bitten by the travel bug at a young age, Gabrielle still enjoys travelling, for work and pleasure. She especially loves going to new places, and while she has been to every continent except for Antarctica, she feels there are still many more lands and cultures yet to be discovered and experienced. Gabrielle alternates her pleasure travel between visiting new places and going back to familiar places to visit with her paternal American family members and maternal Australian family members. When at home (and not working!), Gabrielle enjoys walking her dog, riding her horse, swimming, yoga, reading, and long phone conversations with her friends around the world. Gabrielle loves music, especially acoustic folk-rock, with soulful lyrics in particular.
Her favourite bands include:
Some of her favourite books, for significant and personal reasons and memories, include:
If Gabrielle could choose to have any five people, alive or dead, to a dinner party, she'd invite Ella Fitzgerald, Gandhi, Pablo Neruda, Marc Chagall, and Miss Piggy.
Gabrielle's inspirations are:
Dr Gabrielle's motto for life is 'Sieze every day brilliantly and still leave time to dance in the fountain of youth.'
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