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Ilaria

I am here for Friends

About Me

English is my business: translator, interpreter, teacher. From literature to journalism, from essays to operating instructions, from private lessons to evening classes. As long as it is legal, I never think "I'm too good for this", especially if I get paid reasonably. English is also an essential part of my life, as my interests show.

My Interests

arts, archaeology, films, music, theatre, literature, history, travelling , Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales, Scandinavia, Normandy, Brittany, walking, gardening, cats, collecting miniatures and all sorts of divining and playing cards (have over 300 decks).

I'd like to meet:

the more English speaking friends who share my interests, the merrier.

Music:

air, bauhaus, david bowie, tim bowness, the church, the cure, dead can dance, depeche mode, bryan ferry, john foxx, franz ferdinand, go betweens, human league, japan, joy division/new order, keane, killing joke, kraftwerk, billy mackenzie, muse, pet shop boys, pink floyd, porcupine tree, rammstein, recoil, markus reuter, simple minds, split enz, tuxedomoon, the who and lots more.

Movies:

favourite actors: edward norton, russell crowe, ben mendesohn, christian bale, cillan murphy, james mcavoy, colin firth, ewan mcgregor, jonathan rhys meyers, jake gyllenhaal, john cusack, james spader, udo kier, joe dallesandro, arye gross, benoit magimel, matt day, ralph fiennes, tobias menzies, owen wilson...

Television:

shameless, the office UK original, gormenghast, shakespeare retold, rome, pride and prejudice, BBC, Channel 4, documentaries.

Books:

poe, easton ellis, ellroy, john donne, william blake, oscar wilde, the list could go on.

Heroes:

david bowie