Lysanne Aarsman (b. 1993, NL) developed a love of languages at an early age. It led her to pursue a bachelor’s in Russian and Slavic studies (Russian and Czech) and a master’s in Translation Studies, specializing in Czech, at the University of Amsterdam. Her first publication, a translated excerpt from Studené Slunce by Jiří Mucha, appeared in the journal Tijdschrift voor Slavische Literatuur.