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Andreia Ferreira
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Ierland
Local time: 06:42
Frans naar Portugees
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similar experience :) Oct 6, 2013

Hi kuatkins, Hi everybody! I was a French and Spanish Teacher since 1999 in Portugal. I was exhausted and had completely lost my motivation. I wanted to change my life and stop feeling miserable. So I moved to Ireland and started working as a PM and In-house translator. I liked the PM duties but definitely my passions are Languages, writing, searching, learning new words, new cultures and the challenges of new fields, even if it is the aviation industry! I like to learn, to search, to create. BE... See more
Hi kuatkins, Hi everybody! I was a French and Spanish Teacher since 1999 in Portugal. I was exhausted and had completely lost my motivation. I wanted to change my life and stop feeling miserable. So I moved to Ireland and started working as a PM and In-house translator. I liked the PM duties but definitely my passions are Languages, writing, searching, learning new words, new cultures and the challenges of new fields, even if it is the aviation industry! I like to learn, to search, to create. BECAUSE YES I definitely think that translating is also creation. And even though I use Trados which is of a great help, I still think that "he" will never be able to be "me", with all my cultural background, with all my experiences and feelings ▲ Collapse
 
Vilina Svetoslavova
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Bulgarije
Local time: 08:42
Engels naar Bulgaars
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always great to hear a personal story Mar 14, 2014

Thank you for sharing your personal experience!

Good luck,

Vilina Svetoslavova (still a newbe:)
 


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