Kerstin Mareile Funke
Born
and raised in a
small town
in the Lausitz region
Studied
in Berlin and Moscow: English and Russian at the
Humboldt University in Berlin
and the State Foreign Language Institute MGPIIJA (now the
Moscow State Linguistic University
)
University degree
as a translator and interpreter (Diplom-Sprachmittlerin) for English and Russian
First work experience:
seven years as a simultaneous interpreter and translator in northern Germany
Period abroad:
seven months in
Namibia
and
Zambia
Two-year further vocational
training course
in commercial accountancy
Appointed and
taken under general oath
as an interpreter and translator for English and Russian by the District Court (Landgericht) of Neubrandenburg
General
work experience
: eighteen months as a full-time proofreader for the
"Nordkurier"
newspaper
At the
turn of the millennium
I started freelance work as a
conference interpreter
,
translator
und
copywriter
anglissima
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