We had visited Anneke just the year before and admired the beautiful little town and its clean, peaceful neighborhoods. Now it had turned into a war zone that will take years to rebuild.

Anneke weathered the disaster with a courage borne of her beautiful spirit. She is an artist and poet, apart from her math and computer background and her long association with the Dutch Cube Club, whose president she was for some years. The club was originally dedicated to in-depth explorations and mastery of Rubik's Cube, but has branched out to other puzzles and games in general.

Any attempt to encapsulate or pigeon-hole Anneke would be in vain. One can only take total delight in her radiance and share in her unwavering love of life. This is what she sent when asked to contribute some biographical notes for this profile:

Nature's ways
Mathematics (but it turned out much has been complicated too much for my taste)
Mind and Spirit

Let's get a little more detailed:
Movies and books with only a few main characters, focusing on the evolution
of their relationships;
The Trackerschool and Wilderness Awareness School;
Cats
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Puzzle concepts, tilings and complete sets
Looking for elegant solutions
Feel the earth, the sun, the rain, the wind

Even in desperation there is happiness: the beauty of feeling.