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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Have you ever spent a significant amount of time (>2 months) working or studying in another country?".
This poll was originally submitted by KathyT
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This poll was originally submitted by KathyT
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| | | | | yes, Spain and Iceland | Nov 7, 2008 |
I'm French, and first I've been studying and then working in Spain, for 12 years in totoal.
Then I took my laptop and spent 9 months in Iceland, and now in Spain again, which is my home now...at least for the moment.
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| | | | Miet Ooms
Belgium
Local time: 01:02
German to Dutch
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| the Netherlands | Nov 7, 2008 |
Maybe strange for a Dutch (Flemish)-speaking Belgian, but I've studied 5 months in the Netherlands. I wanted to know and experience how the Dutch students and scientists handled their own mothertongue, and it was a bit different then in Belgium. I learned the basics of Frisian as well, but that is more then 10 years ago .
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| | | | wonita (X)
China
Local time: 19:02
I have been living outside my home country since 13 years.
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Rosa Cabral 
United States
Local time: 19:02
English to Italian
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So far only Italy, UK and USA
| | | | Dagmara Kuliś (X)
Belgium
Local time: 00:02
English to Polish
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| Belgium and the UK | Nov 7, 2008 |
I spent a year as an Erasmus student in Belgium (KULeuven) during the third year of my Polish MA and finished a year long MA in the UK (Warwick) during the fifth year of my Polish studies. On top of that, I spent a month in the US (Boston), visiting my boyfriend who was working there - but this was a mere tourist experience.
And I forgot about Germany - right now it's been only a month but I am staying here till Chris... See more I spent a year as an Erasmus student in Belgium (KULeuven) during the third year of my Polish MA and finished a year long MA in the UK (Warwick) during the fifth year of my Polish studies. On top of that, I spent a month in the US (Boston), visiting my boyfriend who was working there - but this was a mere tourist experience.
And I forgot about Germany - right now it's been only a month but I am staying here till Christmas.
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| | | | Rosa Alves
Portugal
Local time: 00:02
German to Portuguese
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| France, Germany and Belgium | Nov 7, 2008 |
I was born in France and grew up there, I came back to Portugal at the age of 15. During college, I studied in Germany during 9 months with Erasmus and did a 6 months traineeship also in Germany. Last year, I worked 6 months in Brussels but came back to Portugal where I decided to become freelancer... These were really very enriching experiences as one's learns to see the positive and negative aspects of each country, and so much more!!
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I'm currently living in a country that is not my native country. I'm French and I have been living in Ireland since 2001. Previously, I studied for 6 months in London when I was younger.
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Catalina Martin (X)
Spain
Local time: 01:02
English to Spanish
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| France, Spain and Uk | Nov 7, 2008 |
I was born in France and lived there for 18 years. Once I got my Baccalauréat I moved to Salamanca (Spain) to University where I took a degree in English Language and Literature. I was an Erasmus student in Swansea (Wales) for a year and then worked as a Foreign Language Assistant in Plymouth (UK) for two years.
Right now I live in Spain.
| | | | Nigel Greenwood (X)
Spain
Local time: 01:02
Spanish to English
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When I moved to Spain, I was 19, now I'm 54, during that period I have worked in many countries: Irak, Indonesia, China, Japan ...
No, I work from home and practically do no travelling at all, 'I've done my stint' so-to-say.
Nigel.
| | | | | Belgium, France and Spain | Nov 7, 2008 |
I studied French in Brussles for 6 months when I was 18 and then went to Madrid for a 3 month course of Spanish. Then for my translation studies i worked in the south of France for 6 months. Funnily enough, my two main translation languages now are English and German, and I never lived in any countries where those languages are spoken. Go figure!;)
I guess it isn't strange that a majority of translators and interpretors have lived in other countries. It is very usefull, if not nescessary, ... See more I studied French in Brussles for 6 months when I was 18 and then went to Madrid for a 3 month course of Spanish. Then for my translation studies i worked in the south of France for 6 months. Funnily enough, my two main translation languages now are English and German, and I never lived in any countries where those languages are spoken. Go figure!;)
I guess it isn't strange that a majority of translators and interpretors have lived in other countries. It is very usefull, if not nescessary, to gain enough knowledge of the source languages you're working from.
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| | | | mariana24
Uruguay
Local time: 20:02
Spanish
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I am Uruguayan, and I lived and studied two years in Canada, when I was 17 years old.
Sometimes I think it would be nice to be able to live half a year somewhere else (of one's choice, of course) and the other half at home. And I would choose Scotland or Ireland.
Dreams...
Mariana
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Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 20:02
Portuguese to English
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I was born in New York and raised in Connecticut, but I spent two years in Curitiba back in the late 60s, and then, much later, in 1993, I moved to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I spent two years there, and then went back to New York for five years, returning once again to Rio in 1999, where I stayed until Nov. 2007.
Then I decided I would try living in the US again, but after a year here I realized that it was not going to work out. I couldn't adjust to living in the USA again after livi... See more I was born in New York and raised in Connecticut, but I spent two years in Curitiba back in the late 60s, and then, much later, in 1993, I moved to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I spent two years there, and then went back to New York for five years, returning once again to Rio in 1999, where I stayed until Nov. 2007.
Then I decided I would try living in the US again, but after a year here I realized that it was not going to work out. I couldn't adjust to living in the USA again after living for so long in Brazil. I missed the people, the culture, the climate and especially not being able to speak Portuguese every day. So, the result is that I'm going back to Rio on Nov. 18!
I also spent some time in Mexico when my father was living there, in the late 60s just before I went to Brazil for the first time. ▲ Collapse
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I am an Indian holding a master's in Arabic language & Literature, besides an Advanced Diploma in Modern Arabic Language and Translation.
I spent over six months working as Chief Translator with a press organization in the Sultanate of Oman. The responsibilities included heading a three-member team of translators and translating news stories and features from Arabic into English for a daily newspaper and a weekly magazine.
Qutubuddin
| | | | Päivikki Eriksson (X)
Sweden
Local time: 01:02
Swedish to Finnish
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| Germany, Austria, Hungary and Sweden | Nov 7, 2008 |
I'm Finnish.
* When I was 15, I spent half a year in a German school in Frankfurt am Main.
* With 17, I did the same in Linz, Austria.
* With 20, I enjoyed a year as an Erasmus student in Vienna.
* Some years later, I took a language course in Debrecen, Hungary (one month only, but it was very significant for my language skills!).
* Since 2002, I live in Sweden.
* Some years ago, already living in Sweden, I worked a f... See more I'm Finnish.
* When I was 15, I spent half a year in a German school in Frankfurt am Main.
* With 17, I did the same in Linz, Austria.
* With 20, I enjoyed a year as an Erasmus student in Vienna.
* Some years later, I took a language course in Debrecen, Hungary (one month only, but it was very significant for my language skills!).
* Since 2002, I live in Sweden.
* Some years ago, already living in Sweden, I worked a few months in Munich. ▲ Collapse
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