Carolien was born and raised in the Netherlands. She obtained her bachelors degree as legal appraiser and real estate broker in the Netherlands. For 16 years she worked as a freelance broker/appraiser and was involved in a major appraisal project in the Netherlands before she moved to Curacao and started working for Century 21 #1 Real Estate. Carolien is specialized in sales and appraisals; furthermore she is fluent in Dutch, English and German and can communicate in French.