Language learning, music, energy geopolitics and history are some of my passions. My professional career began in Calgary in 1997 with positions in energy companies downtown, followed by a move to Japan in 1999, from Japan to Korea in 2002, and then back to Calgary in 2011.
Besides English I am fluent in:
- Korean (8 years in Korea, married to one),
- Japanese (JLPT level 1, Kanji Kentei pre-level 1, 2 years in Japan)
Functional ability in :
- German
- Mandarin (HSK level 5)
- Turkish
- French
- Portuguese
- Italian
Familiar with: Spanish, Bulgarian, Persian, Norwegian, Afrikaans, others.
I have translated and published three books: two interlinear translations from German to English (Demian and Kinderseele by Hermann Hesse), and one from French into English (l'Allemagne Moderne by Jules Huret).
Feel free to contact me through LinkedIn for Korean-English or Japanese-English translation or proofreading, or any other opportunities.