sylvia13

I am a Peruvian, married to an Austrian engineer, mother of two (girl nearly 20 and boy 19) who were born in Australia, and we now live in Graz, Austria. I don’t like when people ask me where I come from, as it’s difficult to answer! Born in Peru, migrated to Australia (Hobart, Brisbane and Canberra), moved to Santo Domingo, (Dominican Rep), then back to Australia and then on to Austria, where I will live until my husband becomes Emeritus in 2012 and then we will go back to Australia again! I have 3 passports, but regret never having obtained the Dominican one, which is the land Columbus (and Sylvia) liked best!

I studied to be a librarian in Australia and have worked in university libraries in Australia and the Dominican Rep, as well as the Central Bank library in the Caribbean country. I am fully bilingual in English and Spanish, but the French I learned in school and university was forgotten when I started trying to learn German! I have done translations (English and Spanish), but besides helping my husband with his work and publications I have never had a job in Austria.

As a librarian, I give attention to detail and that is perhaps why I enjoy doing embroidery, Sudoku and jig saw puzzles. I also like to write and I’m glad I found Hub Pages, as I have already done a few hubs and have ideas for many more!