My name is Elisabeth and I live in Ottawa, the capital of Canada.
I was born, raised and educated in the Netherlands as the seventh and
youngest child in a family in which education was very important. I was
exposed to languages from a very young age, and when I started learning the
three compulsory languages in school (besides my native Dutch),
I was very excited. I became a teacher , following my parents' footsteps
and for one year my father was, besides my parent, teacher and principal,
also my colleague. Before coming to Canada as a young teacher,
I traveled a lot in Europe and my teaching years here in a multi cultural
environment as well as my recent travels have helped me to continue practicing
the seven languages I speak My religious background was Calvinistic which is
very strict and filled with images of hell and damnation and a God who loves
conditionally and punishes sinners. This has had a tremendous influence
on my life and not until recently do I understand the things that have
happened to me, including much abuse, because of this.
I started writing when I was quite young, but most of my
poems are from the time I emigrated to Canada. My journey tells of much
loneliness and pain, but I have now learned that I am lovable
for who I AM and not for what I DO.

I hope my sharing with you may help you on your own journey to
love and light