My professional background is in German and English literature, but I am also well read in global literature. Other interests of mine are philosophy, history, sociology, politics, and the arts. I am an avid traveler whose list of places to see has far more entries than the years that are still ahead of me - but I do my best. I started translating about ten years ago, and so far, I have translated three books plus numerous shorter texts. In my time away from this work, I am a Professor of German at a university in the US.