About me
Name: Sim
Age: 21
Major: Languages (French, Russian, Italian)
Other subjects of study: International Relations, European Institutions, Law, Marketing, Professional Translation.
Current Location: Strasbourg, France.
Interests: European politics, Diplomacy, Immigration policies, youth employment/mobility, Education, PR, Marketing, Foreign affairs, Translation, Foreign language learning, Travel&Tourism.
Hobbies: When I happen to have some free time -which sadly is not often-, I take pleasure in reading, painting and playing the piano. I am currently translating ‘A Classical education’ by Caroline Taggart into Italian and writing a research paper on far right political propaganda in France.
A little more about me: Born and raised in sunny Sicily by a family that has always encouraged me to broaden my horizons by giving me the chance to participate in study exchanges in France, the UK and the US. To them, I also owe my interest in art, architecture and history, as well as literature and music. After moving to the UK years ago, my life has become a continuous struggle for survival between studying full-time, working as an Italian tutor at University and as an Interpreter/Translator for a local business. At the end of August 2012 I left Warwickshire and moved to France where I studied Languages and IR for a year. Living at only 3km from Germany gave me the opportunity to experience two different countries and cultures at the same time, as well as discover the very peculiar Alsatian region.
Random facts:
- I have lived, studied and worked in four countries, and I’m not done yet!;
- I speak 4 languages (plus 2 more of which i am a native speaker), and I am currently learning three more (mere insanity, I know);
- I am obsessed by sloths and all cute fluffy things -including my very fluffy boyfriend-;
- Unlike many people who label themselves as coffee addicts purely because they really like it and may drink too much of it, I get nasty headaches if I don’t get ‘my fix’;
- Despite being immensely proud of my Sicilian heritage, I like to consider myself a child of Europe.
My views on the Erasmus programme [in English] face the 90m hole in the EU budget for 2012.
Full article here
Fréquence Europe broadcast of 14/11/2012, featuring an interview of the Hungarian Ambassador at the Council of Europe and news on the Erasmus programme narrated by me [in French].
Discussing the Erasmus programme at a local French radio, click on the picture above to listen to the podcasts.
My question to Europe’s leaders at 53’45’’
