I stem from both French and American roots. Having been born in the USA and lived there until I was ten, English is my "natural" language. I did, however, move to France in 2003 and perfect my French through immersion and French schooling. As I have an American mother and a French father, I have first-hand experience of speaking both languages intimately, and professionally as I have lived and worked in both English and French speaking countries. As I have a native grasp of both English and French, I feel I am a very powerful translator. I do not only translate meaning, but feeling. It is inevitable for things to be lost in translation because that is the eerie beauty of language, however I always try my absolute best to maintain the aura of what is being expressed.