I am Aurélie Sporcq and I have been interested in Germanic languages for years. When I was eight years old, I started learning Dutch at school. I thought this language was beautiful and creative, and I especially liked its colourful vocabulary and its sonorities. It was only natural for me to learn Dutch, and then English, as I went to secondary school.

When I applied for a bachelor’s degree in Translation, I faced a big challenge: which languages should I study? I certainly did not want to stop taking Dutch classes, as it is an official language in Belgium. Instead of choosing English, I decided to opt for a less spoken language: Danish. I do not regret this decision at all! It gave me the opportunity to discover the Scandinavian culture, which is similar to ours.