| Pages in topic: < [1 2 3 4 5] > | Poll: In how many countries have you lived? (more than six months) Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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.., way more than half of the pollers have lived in more than one country. Here's me thinking my situation is somewhat special.
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The Netherlands
Germany
Canada
Stayed in France for several months on several occasions, but my French still sucks.
So, what do you think: is the globetrotting a natural consequence of being a translator/interpreter or is is the other way around?
For me it's a bit of both. The move to Germany... See more .., way more than half of the pollers have lived in more than one country. Here's me thinking my situation is somewhat special.
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The Netherlands
Germany
Canada
Stayed in France for several months on several occasions, but my French still sucks.
So, what do you think: is the globetrotting a natural consequence of being a translator/interpreter or is is the other way around?
For me it's a bit of both. The move to Germany was job-related, but had nothing to do with language services; teaching languages to adults and then translation came much later.
The move to Canada, 4 years ago, became possible because of my translator qualifications and the Internet.
Thanks for a great poll! ▲ Collapse
| | | | Susi Giaroli
Italy
Local time: 14:19
French to Italian
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Italy (born and raised)
France (3 years)
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Romania (born and raised there)
Switzerland (1 year - great country, but not for fun)
Germany (1,7 years and still counting)
[Edited at 2009-10-29 16:43 GMT]
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Spain (born and raised here and back again)
England (3 years)
Israel (1 year)
Venezuela (3 years)
Paraguay (1 year)
And little chance to move again unless my husband decides to retire!
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| What was first, the egg or the chicken? | Oct 29, 2009 |
Marinus Vesseur wrote:
So, what do you think: is the globetrotting a natural consequence of being a translator/interpreter or is is the other way around?
For me it's a bit of both.
For me it is also a bit of both, but for different reasons.
I was always interested in language and languages. I studied to become a journalist; in other words, to work with words. But then I never actually worked for the media. I did all sort of things, always related to languages in some way, and emigrated to Canada, where I started my first attempts at translation, and where I met my husband, whose job involves periodic relocations. Once I realized we would be traveling all over, it also dawned on me that translation, in this age of Internet and communications, was the perfectly "portable" carrier, and I completely plunged into it.
[Edited at 2009-10-29 17:01 GMT]
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the Netherlands (Rotterdam, Leiden, Vlissingen, Den Haag)
Italy (Pisa)
Portugal (Coimbra - loved it)
US (Honolulu)
UK - Northern Ireland (Belfast - loving it!)
And in a year or so I'll move again.. earlier in this thread, Cristina mentioned her husband's work: research in physics. My boyfriend does the same (astrophysics), so we're moving almost every two years. I think I'm really lucky to be able to work as a freelancer and move with him without too much tro... See more the Netherlands (Rotterdam, Leiden, Vlissingen, Den Haag)
Italy (Pisa)
Portugal (Coimbra - loved it)
US (Honolulu)
UK - Northern Ireland (Belfast - loving it!)
And in a year or so I'll move again.. earlier in this thread, Cristina mentioned her husband's work: research in physics. My boyfriend does the same (astrophysics), so we're moving almost every two years. I think I'm really lucky to be able to work as a freelancer and move with him without too much trouble.
Right now we're living in Belfast and we are both very happy here. Don't want to leave again!! ▲ Collapse
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Italy (4 years)
Scotland (2 years)
Germany (3 years)
US (13 years total)
Ecuador (1 year)
Germany again (9 years)
And I was born in England, but I only lived there two weeks before my adventure continued...
| | | | John Cutler 
Spain
Local time: 14:19
Spanish to English
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Last month I reached a halfway point in life. I was born and lived in the US until I was 24. I've lived in in Spain for the last 24 though. The scale has now tipped towards having lived more of my life in the latter, but I wouldn't mind adding a third country to the list. If one of my children was to move to another country in the future, I'd consider moving there to be with them.
Actually, that comes with a condition; it would depend on whether I liked the climate in the country t... See more Last month I reached a halfway point in life. I was born and lived in the US until I was 24. I've lived in in Spain for the last 24 though. The scale has now tipped towards having lived more of my life in the latter, but I wouldn't mind adding a third country to the list. If one of my children was to move to another country in the future, I'd consider moving there to be with them.
Actually, that comes with a condition; it would depend on whether I liked the climate in the country they moved to. I wouldn't even entertain the idea of giving up sunny Spain for a cold northern climate like the one I grew up in. ▲ Collapse
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Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 09:19
Portuguese to English
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USA (born in NYC, raised in Connecticut, 22 years in Boston, MA, back to New York for a good stretch)
Mexico (lived in San Miguel de Allende and Cuernavaca for around 8 months back in the middle 60s)
Brazil (been here for a total of around 10 years, and it's by far my favorite place to live)
I tried to go back to the USA last year, but there was no way...after a year I was gratefully back in Rio de Janeiro.... See more USA (born in NYC, raised in Connecticut, 22 years in Boston, MA, back to New York for a good stretch)
Mexico (lived in San Miguel de Allende and Cuernavaca for around 8 months back in the middle 60s)
Brazil (been here for a total of around 10 years, and it's by far my favorite place to live)
I tried to go back to the USA last year, but there was no way...after a year I was gratefully back in Rio de Janeiro. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Giles Watson
Italy
Local time: 14:19
Italian to English
In memoriam
UK
Greece
Peru
Bolivia
Italy
Six if you count Scotland and England as separate countries
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Sweden
South Africa
Poland
nice poll
greetings, Ewa
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Belgium
UK
Italy
Luxembourg
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María Renssi
Spain
Local time: 14:19
French to Spanish
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Spain
Germany
France
Belgium
| | | | Szilas Cseh
Serbia
Local time: 14:19
English to Hungarian
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| my answer was 1 but | Oct 30, 2009 |
it is actually four, but without ever changing my address...
Let's see...
1 - SFRJ (Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia)
2 - FRJ (Federative Republic of Yugoslavia)
3 - Serbia & Montenegro
and finally (or who knows)
4 - Serbia
[Edited at 2009-10-30 08:41 GMT]
| | | | | Just the two... | Oct 30, 2009 |
Argentina (Buenos AIres, first 31 years)
Spain (Barcelona, past 7.5 years)
+ frequent trips to Scotland for 3-5 weeks at a time, 2-3 times per year in the last 6 years.
I would love to live in France, but there is no real reason for us to move there, except improving our French or getting a nice, big, old house, the kind you can't really get in Spain. And I think the kids would hate it. My dear hubby, I think, would love to go back to sunny Scotland, but I'm not terribly... See more Argentina (Buenos AIres, first 31 years)
Spain (Barcelona, past 7.5 years)
+ frequent trips to Scotland for 3-5 weeks at a time, 2-3 times per year in the last 6 years.
I would love to live in France, but there is no real reason for us to move there, except improving our French or getting a nice, big, old house, the kind you can't really get in Spain. And I think the kids would hate it. My dear hubby, I think, would love to go back to sunny Scotland, but I'm not terribly keen. By the way, he has lived in more than five countries but he never answers these polls, hehe. ▲ Collapse
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