Re: Who are you?

Hello,

Cool site! I like the translator. I am sort of a “language enthusiast.” I have a degree in English (and another in math). I work as a math teacher right now, but I’m planning on getting into ESL teaching in the future. I’ve had an interest in Old English for a number of years, but I haven’t yet done anything but dabble with it a bit--mainly because I’m always distracted by other languages that I work on! Unfortunately, there are only so many hours in a day :)

I speak Spanish acceptably well (I’m not totally fluent, but I would be quickly if I were immersed in the culture). I have been working mostly on Norwegian lately and also French. On the back burners are Icelandic, Russian, Romanian and a couple of others (along with Old English). I mess with these when I have time. Yeah, I know... I'm nuts!

It’s fascinating to see what English was like before it was so heavily influenced by several other languages. It’s also interesting to see how this “true” English compares to other modern Germanic languages (Norwegian, Icelandic, etc).