Peter Schoenaerts studied Literature and Linguistics (Dutch and English) at the University of Louvain and trained as an actor at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. He co-authored several language manuals and other publications (a.o. Vanzelfsprekend, Niet Vanzelfsprekend, Go Dutch!, Thematische Woordenschat Nederlands voor Anderstaligen, Het Grote Puzzel- en Doeboek voor Anderstaligen). From 2005 till the end of 2008 he taught Dutch at one of the largest Dutch Language and Culture schools: 't Klokhuis (in New Jersey and New York). He currently works for the Taaluniecentrum Dutch as a Foreign Language in Brussels. He is also an actor and director.