Born in Britain, raised in Belgium, having studied across Europe and living in Amsterdam whilst working on a global career, I like to be called a European citizen.

All those countries, all those cultures. Each with their own languages and particularities. I adore them as much as I learn from them. Each encounter with a ‘foreign’ sound, smell or impression makes my heart race faster. As does my brain. The latter has a fondness for grammatical structures, vocabulary (in Dutch we call it ‘woordenschat’ or ‘treasure of words’) and the playfulness and creativity required when engaging with language.

I speak Dutch and English as my native mother (and father) tongues, German and French fluently with university degrees to prove it, as well as Spanish which I was taught in Oxford and Madrid. I also vaguely know my way around Greek and Italian whilst currently dabbling with Polish.

All to say, I really like language and I sometimes like to write it down. This can be in the form of a song, a poem or a letter, but also as an essay, an opinion, speeches, blogs, articles or even brainstorming for business names, slogans and catch phrases.

If you do not want to read more of my mumblings, then resist the temptation… don’t click below.