Passport Nationality
The Netherlands
Current City
Shanghai
Current School
SAS PD
What other Chinese cities have you lived in?
Beijing & GuangZhou
What other schools have you gone to in China?
WAB & Utahloy
What was one China stereotype that you thought before moving?
That I’d be living in a hut
How wrong were you?
Ummm… let me show you my villa!
Favorite spot in your city
The view from M on the Bund!
Coolest travel experience since living in China
Spring break in Phuket with my buddies!
Favorite school trip
Gobi Desert in Inner Mongolia!
What are the top school activities you’re involved in?
mathletics, varsity soccer and lead in school musical!
Have you won any awards or worked on any awesome projects that you wouldn’t have been able to back home?
Absolutely! I dug ditches in Yunnan for a water project, am working on a sustainable coffee social entrepreneurship there as well and I won the Shanghai film festival with a video I created
Write a piece of advice you would have liked to have before moving to China.
I would have liked to hear that this experience would completely alter how I viewed the possibilities for my life!
What is your fav Chinese dish?
yuxiaongrousi!
Are chopsticks hard?
Ummmm yeah… But a girl’s gotta eat!
Got any fake market tips?
Yeah! Don’t go! Learn to master taobao instead!
What was one special opportunity or activity you got to participate in while living in China? (Did you get an award for it?)
I helped an NGO raise money to rebuild a Chinese local school after an earthquake. I received an international recognition reward for service…
What else did we miss in your life that you’d like to share?
I wish every kid in the world had a chance to go to international school in China!
