Clarisse was born and educated in Belgium. She graduated with an MA degree in Romance Philology and then obtained a teaching degree in French, and in French as a foreign language. She has lived in Spain and is a fluent Spanish speaker.
She has taught French in a secondary school in Brussels and also for the Alliance Française in Yucatan, Mexico. Clarisse is now teaching at the French Institute after school. She loves travelling and learning about different cultures. She plays the piano, with particular pleasure when the pupils sing alongside.