Perry Dawn Smith is 56 years old and is from America. She grew up in the state of Montana and has also lived in Texas and Oregon. She has four siblings and other family members who live mostly in Montana. She has a Bachelor's degree in English and History (double major) from Eastern Montana College in Billings, Montana, USA (1990). Her work background includes working as a legal secretary for about 12 years in Portland, Oregon, USA. She has also done tape transcription and other secretarial work in Montana, Texas, and Oregon. 

She has been teaching English in China since October, 2014. She has taught middle school and high school students in Zhuji, Zhejiang province, and university students in Hechuan, Chongqing (and now here in Hangzhou). She has also worked at a training school in Wanzhou, Chongqing, tutoring middle school and high school students and adult learners. 

Her interests include computer games, reading, doing code word puzzles, shopping online, playing clarinet and learning Chinese. She is also working on writing her first novel.