I was born and raised in the Netherlands where I got my degree in both English and Teaching. I worked for several years as a high school teacher in the Netherlands and then moved to Northern-Ireland to work for a missionary organization. Meeting my Costa Rican husband made me move to Costa Rica in 2009. We have a five-year-old son, Mateo, and a one-year-old daughter, Tahlia. I have been teaching English at Lighthouse International School for almost four years now and it truly has been a blessing to be part of the Lighthouse family.