I have a BA degree "Chinastudies" from Leiden University. I can read both Mandarin in traditional and simplified characters. I have participated in an exchange program twice, both in Taipei. I have also collaborated with a Taiwanese publisher to get one of my books translated and I was part of the translation proces.

我在莱顿大学学汉学系了（本科)。 我去过台湾留学两次，都学在师范大学。在哪里我跟台湾的出版社从荷兰文到中文翻译我的小说。繁体和简体我都会读。我会从中文翻译到英文与从中文翻译到荷兰文。