Erin was born and grew up in Ukraine, in the city of Kiev, and has lived in Chicago's north suburban area since 1992. Having earned a BS in civil engineering, she is working in the information technology field. Her passion, however, has always been reading and writing. She writes to answer the questions that life is asking. Having been on a spiritual quest through all her life, in 2007 she finally met her true teacher, Gangaji, who opened the floodgates of self-recognition. Erin is inspired by the vision and work of Gangaji, Papaji, Eckhart Tolle, and Adyshanti. Through the Clouds is her debut novel, and if anyone finds their answers in this novel, she is glad she wrote it.