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I'm passionate about

drawing flowers, landscapes and lillte creatures. I use dry pastels (soft and hard) and aquarel crayons.
I'm beginning my adventure with audiovisual translation.

Talk to me about

Children, drawing, cooking, films, music and whatever you like.

People don't know that I'm good at

Writting poems.;)

My TED Story

I had a few years break in translating because of serious health problems. Now, it's time for me to start my life once again.
TED is one of the steps that I'm going to take. Wish me luck :)

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• A comment on Conversation: What one question, which you have never been asked, would have the biggest impact on your future?

  Mar 8 2012: I think that the impact depends not only on the question itself but also on the person who asks. Don't you think?
  The question I've never been asked by anyone is...hmm...people not very often ask about important things. They are affraid to ask, maybe.
  So the question: "Is happiness important in life?"

• A reply on Conversation: How do you overcome fear?

  Feb 22 2012: Maranda :) Yes, I agree. Fear is always around us. We experience it from the very beginning of our lives; in our mums wombs.
  I believe that we are equipped with a certain defence mechnism in order to overcome our fears.Otherwise, we would probably die. And yes, people die because of fears, they commite suicides.
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  A reply on Conversation: How do you overcome fear?

  Feb 22 2012: I agree with you :) Yes, there is this level of fear that is normal and we take different ways to cope with it. I think that we can call it "everyday fear". But when it comes to" real fear" it's really hard to fight it sometimes. It's even worse when it comes to us unexpectedly.
  I think that the most dengerous are fears that we, in some ways, hide from ourselves, we act as if they don't exist. If I see the mountains (I like that name in your story) I know what I fight with and the other person also see what is the problem. And what if I don't see that the mountains stand right in front of me?.
  Coming back to the main question. Example: If you want to start selling you paintings then you fear that no one will buy them and that the paintings are not good enough to sell them. Then you ask your best friend for advice, then ask other friends, your family, show your paintings to a stranger - can be a friend of your friend. I think that this way your selfconfidence grows. You need as much feedback as it's possible. Then your fear melts constantly. You begin to believe that your paintings are worth selling :)
  It is also helpful when you get to know something well before you start doing it. When you do, it's esier to cope with that and it begins to be friendly and not so scary.
  You can also tell yourself at the begginig: "What will happen if I don't succeed. Nothing!!! I will try doing something else".