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Aileen Chilvers-Grierson

My name is Aileen and I currently work at SCILT, Scotland's National Centre for Languages. My role involves coordinating a range of projects and&n...

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Simran Kaur

My name is Simran Kaur and I work in the Equality & Diversity Office at the University of Strathclyde. I have also worked as a translator and cont...

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Fraser Fulton

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Gregor Anderson

I’m Gregor Anderson and I’m a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Leonardo UK. We design and build lasers. What languages have you learned? ...

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Niall Rachman

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Leah Duncan-Karrim

My name is Leah and I am currently a fourth year at the University of Edinburgh studying MA Chinese. I also have experience working as a Chinese Sa...

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Ruaridh Campbell

My name is Ruaridh and I’m a recent graduate in Arabic and International Relations from the University of St Andrews. What languages have you...

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Roddy McDonald

My name is Roddy McDonald and I’m a tour operator working 90% with British school groups in Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Poland and Austria. ...

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Cassandra Scott

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Ruth Sillars-Mathouillot

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Marion Geoffray

My name is a Marion Geoffray, I'm a theatre maker, drama teacher and the artistic director of Theatre Sans Accents, an innovative bilingual theatr...

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Mark McLaughlin

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Stephanie Mitchell

Who are you and what do you do? My name is Stephanie Mitchell. I’m now a civil servant working on international trade policy. Before I joi...

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David Cant

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Erin Duffy

My name is Erin Duffy and I am a student, teacher, intern, and lover of languages. I am studying Spanish and Linguistics at the University of Glasg...

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Lorne Gillies

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Ian Ross

My name is Ian Ross, I am an international trade and investment specialist working with Scottish Development International. I have a geography respons...

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Michael Dewar

My name is Michael and I work as a Languages tutor teaching adults and children French, Spanish and ESL in London and online. Which languages do yo...

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Ross Michael Yuill

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Willie Cameron

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Claire Pembleton

I'm Claire Pembleton, MA Interpreting and Translating.  I am a Consultancy Associate (Science and Engineering) at Edinburgh Innovations. W...

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Clare O'Toole

My name is Clare O’Toole. I was a CISS Scholar from 2015-2016 and I am now a Law with Spanish student at the University of Glasgow. I study Mand...

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Emma Gallacher

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Charlie Foot

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David Rodger

My name is David Rodger and I am a 25 year old Area Manager at Amazon Germany. Although I started working for Amazon UK in London in 2015, I transferr...

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Jane Robb

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Lynn Sheppard

My name is Lynn Sheppard and I am currently studying for a Masters in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Edinburgh University. I am also a freelanc...

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Kirsten Matthews

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Sandie Robb

My name is Sandie Robb and I am a Senior Education Officer for the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS). RZSS is a worldwide conservation or...

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Emma Therer

My name is Emma Therer and I'm a MA (HONS) German and Linguistics – 4th year undergraduate student at the University of Edinburgh. What s...

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Katie Targett-Adams

My name is Katie Targett-Adams. I am self-employed with 3 businesses and am now based in Hong Kong: Professional Singer and Harpist Founder of Cer...

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Josh Martin

My name is Josh Martin and I'm a student at Dundee University studying MSc in Psychology and German. I'm also a keen racing driver in my ...

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Olivia Ingleby

My name is Olivia and I was born in Cambridge, where I spent most of my childhood. I always knew that I wanted to travel and see the world so it seeme...

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John Barry

My name is John Barry and I worked for 31 years for Shell, initially as a Petroleum Engineer and subsequently in economics and management roles. I ret...

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Dawn Hartley

My name is Dawn Hartley and I am Head of Creative Learning for Scottish Dance Theatre, part of Dundee Rep Theatre. What languages have you learned?...

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Claire Murphy

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Amy-Jo Fairbairn

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Gail Leslie

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Euan Kerr

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Rosemary Graham

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Andrew Parrott

I served for 37 years in the Army and retired in 2012 as a Lieutenant Colonel. For four years, from 2005 to 2009, I was the staff officer responsible ...

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Ross Noble

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Amanda Attfield

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Adam Williams

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Susan Brown

My name is Susan Brown and I am a self-employed Blue Badge qualified Scottish Tourist Guide. I run tours of Scotland in French and English, split fair...

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Andrew Muir

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Catherine McNicol

I come from very un-exotic roots, having been brought up by Scottish parents in the Scottish Borders. I am now a PhD researcher at the University of E...

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Sylvain Diez

My name is Sylvain Peyo Diez. I’m French born in Bayonne and used to live in Castres in the south of France. I moved to Scotland in 2010. I have...

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Dylan Kelly

I'm Dylan Kelly and I feel very lucky to market one of the leading resorts on the planet. My role promotes award winning golf, spa, food and drink...

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Sharz Din

I am Sharz Din, Senior Creative Director of Vidal Sassoon in Glasgow. My role involves training and upholding the Sassoon standards. I also represent ...

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Ken Lindsay

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Stuart Broomfield

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Caroline McManus

My name is Caroline McManus.  I currently live in Barcelona teaching English, but have previously worked as airline cabin crew, travelling the...

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Sophie Williams

I'm Sophie Williams, a lecturer in Conservation Science at Bangor University and Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanic Garden Course Director for Pl...

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Peter Cawston

My name is Peter Cawston and I'm a medical doctor who works in a housing estate with a lot of social and economic problems. My work as a GP inv...

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Verena Gräfin von Roedern

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Alan Miller

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Heloise Allan

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Susan Young

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Paul Belmonte

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Philip Hoggan

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Arnaud Desbiez

My name is Arnaud Desbiez and I am a conservation biologist. I work for the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland as their regional conservation a...

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Melville Petrie

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Joshua Abbott

My name is Joshua Abbott and I am currently an intern at a strategy consulting firm in Brisbane, Australia whilst concurrently finishing my studies at...

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Euan Johnston

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Ian Fyfe

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Sean Sproull

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Amy Baxter

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Tony Meechan

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James Brodie

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Iain Valentine

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John Somers

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Scott Morrison

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Jim Fleeting

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Campbell Price

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Anne Morrison

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