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After earning my PhD, I moved from Cambridge (UK) to Espoo, Finland, where

I'm doing inter-cultural relations consultancy as well as editing and

proofreading for clients in various countries. Via the Internet, I've

worked on such projects as TV scripts, legal journals, political speeches,

and maintenance manuals for military vehicles.

When I'm not busy with work, a five-minute walk can take me to the

Baltic Sea - or, in winter, onto its frozen surface. I'm in an ideal

location to easily enjoy a nearby national park, check out the live music

available in Helsinki, or pop over to Estonia's mediaeval capital for the

weekend. Most of my recent travels have involved exploring this part of

the world (Estonia, picturesque northern Norway, Stockholm, Russia's

nearby St. Petersburg, etc.), but I recently also had the opportunity to

spend a few days in the Republic of Ireland, with its lovely coastal views

and haunting, often majestic ruins. We live in an amazing world.

In my free time closer to home, I enjoy wordplay, running a weird news

mailing list, studying languages, spending time with friends, and

corresponding with people all over the world.

Business site: http://asdf.fi/

Travel photos attached in case they might be useful or interesting (none

of closer to home are available at the moment):

Old_Dominican_monastery.jpg :

Anna at the old Dominican monastery in the Old Town area of Tallinn.

735--Church_of_Precious_Blood_Domes.jpg (filename contains a typo) :

St. Petersburg's Church on the Precious Blood, just 250 miles from home.

742--Mak.jpg (might need cropping) :

It seems some things are universal (McDonald's sign in Cyrillic, St.

Petersburg).

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