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"If you know many languages you have many keys for a lock."
Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
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Languages have been my passion since I was a child living with my parents in South Africa. As a consequence I decided to turn translating into my profession and to study English and French.

 
VITA:
I was born in 1966 and grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa.
In 1985 I graduated from secondary school in Amberg, Germany.
I studied languages in Erlangen, Germany, until 1989.
Since 1993 I have been living in Mömlingen (Bavaria, Germany).
I am married with four children
1985-1989: Graduate studies at the language college
“Institut für Fremdsprachen und Auslandskunde
bei der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg”
Languages: English & French
Specialisation: Technology & Economics
Degree: State-examined translator and interpreter
1990:
Publicly commissioned and generally sworn interpreter with the Regional Court Aschaffenburg
Since 1990:
Free-lance translator and interpreter for English and French
1990-1992:
Additional training as a business management assistant with Siemens AG
1992-1998:
Professional experience and numerous practical
training periods abroad
Since 1994:
Language instructor (English, French) in adult
education
Member of the translators association BDÜ (Bundesverband der Dolmetscher & Übersetzer)

Regular further training courses

Networking with translators and interpreters of other languages and specialities

Active member of the BDÜ regional group in Aschaffenburg

Special interests:
Town twinning, student exchanges
I'm chairperson of the Franco-German friendship committee Freundeskreis Mömlingen - La Rochette e.V. and love doing voluntary youth work