I’m a translator (EN-FR-PT/ IT) copywriter and webwriter. And a Europeen citizen.I’m from Filottrano, in the Marche region, on the centre-east cost of Italy, where I lived for 30 years. After my High school studies in foreign languages (English/French/German) I worked with primary school children with disabilities and with their families for years. In 2004 I took part to Leonardo da Vinci Programm (now VET- Erasmus+) in Granada- Spain, where I studied Spanish and where I have had a formative training in ASPRODES- National association for deaf people’s rights. When I came back to Italy I started my studies in Social Sciences at the Università Politecnica delle Marche. After I graduated with honors in November 2007, I became a member of the Professional Association of Italian Social Workers and started a 1-year-training at the Prefettura. I then started working at their Immigration and Asylum Office in the Schengen area of the port in Ancona, in partnership with UNHCR- CIR (the UN Refugee Agency). I worked there for almost 3 years with Afghan, Palestinian, Syrian, Somalian, Eritrean, Kurdish, Iraqi and Iranian children, women and families - asylum seekers and refugees - coming directly from Greek and Turkish ships and ferries, where they had hidden in order to come to Italy. They had no documents and were terrified. During my time there, I heard the most horrendous stories about the war, and the most beautiful stories about life.In July 2011 I took part in an Erasmus + scholarship for a European Voluntary Service project in Lisbon lasting 1 year, and I’ve lived in Portugal ever since. I’ve learned Portuguese, I did an MA in Translation and Multilingual Communication at the Univerisdade do Minho and I taught Italian for 5 years. I live in Braga, in the North of Portugal now, with my partner, a Portuguese artist and painter, and our lovely 2-year-old daughter.

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Me lo chiedo anche io tante volte. In 38 anni accumuliamo una quantità di qualità e difetti non indifferente. Cocciuta, determinata, mi scervello per risolvere piccoli grandi problemi quotidiani. Per questo sono ansiosa, anche se ci sto lavorando. Dico quello che penso, quasi sempre. Di solito mi rendo conto che è meglio stare zitta troppo tardi. Mio padre mi ha insegnato a essere sempre onesta. Mia madre mi ha insegnato l’importanza dell’educazione e dello studio, a leggere un quotidiano, a fumare prima e a smettere poi. Entrambi mi hanno insegnato a non dare mai niente per scontato e che il sacrificio e il dolore fanno parte, vuoi o non vuoi del viaggio. Detesto la superficialità, il pressappochismo e chi sa tutto. Amo chi ha un’opinione e la difende, leggere e imparare. Non mi ha spaventata cambiare radicalmente vita a 31 anni, imparare una lingua sconosciuta a 32 o tornare all’Università a 36. Con una figlia piccola.