My language learning journey started fairly early, at about age 3, however, I was encouraged by my parents to embrace a more "hands-on" style of learning a few years later. Simply put - my father (later a translator as well) was not fond of a 6-years old me asking "what does that mean" and shoved me a dictionary. Short forms such as "doesn't" were not there and that posed quite a problem when you are trying to feed a wrong mushroom to a dinosaur and the answer you get is "he doesn't want it."

Later on, I continued to grammar school and at around age 16 started to help out my father with minor projects. I got my own license at age 19 and used it to earn some small cash while studying English at the university.

I "paused" my translation license right after my studies due to tax changes and a change of career as well - I got my degree in English teaching and I wanted to focus on that. I spent a few years teaching elementary children ages 10-15, yet I decided at the end of 2020 that it is time to move on, try something else and maybe return to teaching later on in my life. So I got back to translation.

I have a very wide pallet of work experience in translation - from manuals and marketing materials to books and video games. Despite that, I am not licensed for medical or law translations. Outside of the localization job, I have previous experience with teaching, e-learning, customer support, proof-reading, night-shifts, and direct sales - I worked for a few years as a shopkeeper in a chili shop.

On a more personal note, I am a keen gamer of video games (any genres in general), a reader, and a board games enthusiast - to the point where I design my own board games just for fun. In the last few years, I have shifted a part of my interest towards more creative endeavors such as 3D graphics, game design, and miniature painting.