Bettina Rolyn

BETTINA ROLYN SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY FROM 2003 TO 2007 AS A PERSIAN-FARSI LINGUIST AND EARNED HER MASTER’S IN PERSIAN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND IN 2008. AFTER LEAVING THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY IN 2012, SHE STUDIED THEOLOGY IN STUTTGART, GERMANY. SHE HAS A MASTER’S OF FINE ARTS IN CREATIVE NONFICTION FROM CARLOW UNIVERSITY IN PITTSBURGH AND IS HAPPY TO MAKE A LIVING AS A FREELANCE GERMAN TRANSLATOR, WRITER, AND EDITOR IN BERLIN.