| April 7, 1970 | Born in Ede, The Netherlands |
| Sept. 1990 – July 1991 | Au pair in Wahlheim, Germany (Living in Germany since 1990) |
| Sept. 1991 – July 1994 | Service attendant at the German Railway (Deutsche Bahn AG) – Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| May 1994 | Dutch university entrance diploma in Tilburg, The Netherlands |
| Sept. 1994 – Feb. 2000 | Study for qualified translator at the University of Mainz (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität) in Germersheim, Germany |
| Feb. 2000 – March 2006 | Salaried translator at Bausch & Lomb Heidelberg, later absorbed by Technolas GmbH Munich, Germany and freelance orders |
| Sept. 2000 - current | Dutch language instructor at the university of Mainz (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität) in Germersheim, Germany (6 hours per week) |
| March 2006 - current | Freelance translator |
