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Where Am I Now?

I live in the city of Almada (2) in Portugal. Just a train/ferry/bus ride away from Lisbon and the beaches. I share a comfy apartment with a French young man, a Colombian lady, and my cat Shady. We all work from home – when we are not elsewhere for a long time.

What Work Do I Do Now?

I am a freelance translator, copywriter, and proofreader, primarily working remotely. My work includes publishing essays in leading Dutch newspapers such as de Volkskrant and NRC. Currently, I am translating the entire website and marketing materials for Desktronic into Dutch and serve as the Dutch translator for the Tenth Revolution Group and QA manager for OneForma.

I am available for freelance projects on Upwork, where I bring the same dedication and expertise to every client.

And What Else?

I volunteer as a manager/coordinator twice a week at the local food bank of Refood in Almada. I really enjoy this escape as it allows me to make a positive impact on my local community, welcome new meaningful social connections, and develop new skills (and learning better Portuguese).

I Have A Pet

This is my cat Fifty Shady (2014), who came along from Cambodia.

Projects

  1. The Quiet Reader, an online literary magazine that I founded in 2020. Revamped and relaunched last Spring with a new edition released this December 2024.
  2. Expedition Kilimanjaro, the tour company I have been running since 2008. Yes, that’s for over 16 years and I can’t stop telling people to get up that mountain themselves. Now in 4 different languages.
  3. Writing on Als het vuur gedoofd is (Extinguished), a book project.
  4. On the former website of The Flicks Community Movie House, which I ran from 3 locations in the capital of Cambodia for 12 years, I still post recommended movies for fans of the better movies. Previously including download links, but that’s become highly illegal nowadays :-p

Watching

Movies: The last movie I watched: The Red Virgin, a historical Spanish movie.
Series: Silo (ongoing) and just finished Lockerbie, starring Colin Firth.

Reading

My Goodreads keeps track of what my Kindle has been going through lately.

Bucket list

Done.

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