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About Me

I graduated from the University of Warsaw with a Master's Degree in Engilsh Philology. I am interested in popular culture, online communities, science-fiction and role-playing games. I teach English to business clients and do translations (computer games and assorted other topics :)). My curiousity and passion for global integration and change made me join the TED.com Open Translation Project in 2009 where I became a Polish Language Coordinator, and recently a Storyteller for TEDxYouth@Krakow. In my free time I volunteer at sports events, do freestyle rollerskating, read about astronomy and play boardgames and the guitar. My favourite internet places are Reddit, the Naked Scientist, NaNoWriMo, and Coursera. I currently live in Mokotow in Warsaw and at weekends I cycle to Las Kabacki to read a book or play table-tennis in Powsin.

Location:
Poland, Warsaw
Current organization:
TED.com
Past organizations:
Warsaw Marathon Foundation, InterNations, Archibald Language Centre, Warsaw, Empik language school Warsaw
Current role:
Creative writer, teacher and translator
Gender:
Female
Areas of expertise:
Literature, Linguistics, Computer Gaming, Education , Fantasy and Science Fiction, Volunteering & Tutoring, Creative Writing, Business English Training, Website Content
I am:
Atheist, Brainstormer, Educator/Teacher, Global soul, Journalist, Startup, Student, Technologist, Writer/Editor
Languages:
English, Polish, German, Russian, Spanish
Universities:
Warsaw University
TED conferences attended:
TEDGlobal 2013
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I'm passionate about

Lifelong learning - once you dig deep enough everything becomes more interesting. The more you know, the more you become interested, the easier you connect with others and that's what life is about :)

An idea worth spreading

Spontaniety and curiousity are key elements of life.

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  • A reply on Conversation: Why evolution could never solve aging?

    Nov 18 2011: It works this way if there are no or few factors which introduce evolutionary pressure. Why do turtles live so long? They have hardly any enemies so the longer their lifespan the more offspring they can produce - selection for longevity.

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