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New questions to ponder
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: usako on July 21, 2016, 01:48:23 PM ---*comes out from her cave*
I've barely the time to read fanfics, life has been quite crazy here for while between my grandma going to the hospital and then her moving in with us (which meant me giving her my bedroom and cleaning my brother's old bedroom); plus, after some years of being jobess and a mild depression because of that, I've decided to go back to college so now I'm preparing for the preliminary exam. Anyway, I still write (yes, still slash if any one wants to read them XD) and read (and recommend) Erika and Tracy's stories. Those are the two that actually are actually keeping still hanging here, even if only lurking. LOL
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Sorry to hear about your grandma, Cinzia! I hope she's doing better now. Good for you for deciding to go back to college! It will be worth it once you're done and have more opportunities to make money.
usako:
She is doing better, thank you. Driving us nuts but better than a 31 years old like me. LOL
It's quite scaring the thought about going back to study, especially since it's been almost eight years since my "first time" but I really couldn't keep staying at home and doing Cinderella. My parents are on board with my decision and they are not putting any pressure, plus I've chosen something that I love which is "Languages and Literature", hoping to be able to work as translator once I've finished.
RokofAges75:
That sounds like a great plan! Your English is so good, you could definitely work as an English-Italian translator. Do you speak any other languages? It is hard to go back to being a student, but it comes back to you quickly, like riding a bike. Best of luck!
usako:
I've studied Japanese for two years but it's definitely not enough.
RokofAges75:
I've heard Japanese is a hard language to learn. I took four years of German in high school and wish I remembered more of it! I was never anywhere near fluent, but I know I've forgotten a lot. I can usually read enough German to get the gist of it and could probably speak enough for someone to get the gist of what I was trying to say (if they were willing overlook my very limited vocabulary and atrocious grammar LOL), but wouldn't be able to have a conversation with someone unless they used very simple language and spoke very slowly LOL. It's not that hard of a language to learn, once you learn the grammar and pronunciation rules because they never change, unlike English, which is full of rule-breakers.
Translating books sounds like a perfect job for you!
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