With a background in environmental science and European studies, she focuses on travel stories, cultural events, topics linking society and the environment, sustainable development and consumption patterns. She holds a MSc in Environmental Change and Management from the University of Oxford. She is currently looking to improve her reporting in diverse, international environments. She has a recently acquired hunger for data journalism and visualization, she speaks Spanish, Portuguese and French and has recently relocated to London, where she is exploring the everyday life of the hipster community in Hackney.  Contact her at alexandra.popescu@burda.ro and see more of her previous work at www.alecspopescu.com.