Anna was born and brought up in Latvia before she started travelling and ended up falling in love with sunny Wales in 2010. After she had decided she wasn’t ready to leave, Anna stayed in Cardiff for five years before moving to Swansea in 2015 where she later joined the Eastside team in 2016. Anna officially gained British citizenship in 2021.

Anna states that Dental Nursing is the best job one could have, she enjoys every aspect of her role and in particular loves the opportunities for further learning.

As well as speaking Latvian, Russian and English, Anna lives with her Italian partner so has also learnt some of Italy’s beautiful language. In her spare time, Anna enjoys spending time with her cat and thoroughly enjoys woodland walks.