Long story short I am a native Bulgarian, living in Croatia at the moment and enjoying the freedom of being a freelancer. As a student, I worked as a Sales assistant in the Retail industry and simultaneously I was practising my Translation and Interpretation skills (English <-> Bulgarian). I soon after realised I need to stay connected to the users and be in their service.

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Since then (my university years), I knew that I am not going to pursue a programming career, although the satisfaction of creating something from scratch is amazing. But even after my bachelor's degree I still did not know where in the IT (Information technology) world I would properly fit in. Then I sign up for a master's degree in Mobile and Web technologies and I quickly realised that I am more drawn to Front-end development (the visuals, and user interface). But one day something even more amazing happened - I found out about User experience (UX) and how important it is for the customer experience (CX).

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Two years ago (when the whole fiasco started in January 2020) I came to Croatia officially because of work not for a student exchange as before (2016). Well, that lasted for almost 2 years in the position of a Pre-sales assistant in a small company for software solutions and services, when I realised that the regular work from 9 to 5 is not really for me, especially when I am not doing anything creative or visibly impactful.

After graduating and finding a job in Zagreb, I was still doing Translation - between Project managers and Programmers. One side speaking the language of technology and the other the languages of sales and business. Thankfully, I speak both. 

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Nowadays if someone asks me what I do for a living I say Web design with a focus on the User experience.

The truth is that I am a generalist: A generalist is a person with a wide array of knowledge on a variety of subjects, useful or not. (Wikipedia)

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And this meme describes me to the fullest in terms of program languages, interests or hobbies: 

I am always hungry to learn and to know more!