Martina Cotter began her career in marketing but pivoted as her interest in Dharma studies developed. She took up the study of Buddhist philosophy and later classical and colloquial Tibetan, first for several years in Pharping and Boudhanath in Nepal, and subsequently in Dharamsala in India. In 2017 Martina Cotter graduated with a master's degree in Buddhist Philosophy from Rangjung Yeshe Institute in Kathmandu, Nepal. Prior to joining 84000 as a TEI markup editor, she worked as marketing manager for Rangjung Yeshe Institute. She is also involved in the Khyentse Vision Project's Translator Training Program. Martina Cotter was born and raised in Ireland and currently lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with her husband, Gonzalo. In her spare time she likes nothing more than to walk in nature. She values being part of 84000's work of translating the words of the Buddha, which resonates with her own outlook.