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GD-Logos Online Translation Course, 14 years of experience
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Karin Stelzmann (X)
Dedicated and precise
South Africa
Native in Afrikaans , English
Freelancer
Bio:
“Translation is not a matter of words only: it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture”.
I was born and grew up in South Africa, a country with many diverse cultures and languages. Born to a German father, German became my first spoken language. Engli...sh and Afrikaans soon followed and were compulsory subjects throughout my schooling; I took up German as a third language in high school. After completing school I travelled and worked abroad, giving me the opportunity to work in Germany as well. Being a qualified tour guide and speaking German the tourist I guided throughout South Africa and Namibia were mainly German speaking. I worked for a German company which opened a branch in in South Africa for many years. Within the company I was the responsible for dealing with our German partners and clients and also translating documents from German to English. The high school I attended (Pro Arte) focused on different fields of art, which I still pursue with great interest and passion. I welcome the opportunity of becoming a freelance translator as I do not only have a passion for languages but for writing too especially creative writing. My specialties and interest lie in travel/tourism, arts, literature, poetry, folklore, history and archaeology.