I have lived in France (8 years), in the UK (6 years), in Japan (1 year) and in New York (1 year).I have worked in Italy, France, US, UK, Japan in multilingual teams for import/export, wholesale and retail.I think in French when shopping in Paris and dream in English when dozing on the Heathrow Express to Paddington.When I translate I switch the dictionary off and turn my brain on. First I need to understand, words are the cherries on the cake of meaning.My goal is to make you forget that my text is a translation, and wonder which one is the original.When I translate I switch the dictionary off and turn my brain on. First I need to understand, words are only cherries on the cake of meaning.My goal is to make you forget that my text is a translation, and wonder which one is the original.I hate bad translations, the ones that make people laugh, negotiations go havoc and sales drop.And...yes, of course, I'll proof read the original. Just in case.