I was born and educated in Belgium. My mother tongue is Flemish which meant that the first language I learnt when starting school was Dutch. Soon French was added to my curriculum, followed by English and German in secondary education. I continued my language studies into further education to become a commercial secretary in four languages. I have always been exposed to foreign languages throughout my freelance IT career, working in several European countries. In 1987, English became my main language, having moved to the UK and living with my English husband. He gave me plenty opportunity to act as translator/interpreter as we moved throughout Europe as freelancers. In 2004, I turned my attention back to my love for languages and graduated as a BA with the Open University in English, German, French, Spanish and java. I now would like to share my language knowledge and experience with students who would like to learn Dutch, French, German or even English in every way I can.