{"id":732,"date":"2025-04-04T10:42:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T08:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ana-afonso.com\/about-me\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T07:04:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T05:04:31","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ana-afonso.com\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"732\" class=\"elementor elementor-732 elementor-19\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0797b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f0797b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d60056d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d60056d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afda3f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afda3f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"888\" src=\"https:\/\/ana-afonso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/anaafonso-sobremi-cabecera.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-580\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ana-afonso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/anaafonso-sobremi-cabecera.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ana-afonso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/anaafonso-sobremi-cabecera-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ana-afonso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/anaafonso-sobremi-cabecera-768x710.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb1860 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cb1860\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a79a9ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a79a9ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd672c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd672c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your professional translator and interpreter<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7463161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7463161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hi! I\u2019m Ana Afonso <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fc6af0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fc6af0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I help to break down language barriers for a living. As a translator and interpreter working with Spanish, English and French, I strive to facilitate communication in an increasingly globalized world. 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translation and interpreting, at the beginning of my career I worked as a project manager at a translation company for several years. I coordinated projects with over 45 language combinations, selecting the best professionals and making sure that each job met the highest quality standards. This experience has provided me with the necessary tools to carefully manage my own business in the most efficient way possible.  <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db0aa8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7db0aa8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42b2c28 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42b2c28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4ad9de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4ad9de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"985\" src=\"https:\/\/ana-afonso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/anaafonso_composicion_home_sobremi-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-586\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ana-afonso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/anaafonso_composicion_home_sobremi-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ana-afonso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/anaafonso_composicion_home_sobremi-1-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/ana-afonso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/anaafonso_composicion_home_sobremi-1-768x788.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b4e808 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b4e808\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fecaae1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fecaae1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bca2f79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bca2f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">a little about me<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b79dc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b79dc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My background<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1650374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1650374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although I\u2019ve always had a vocation for translation and interpreting, at the beginning of my career I worked as a project manager at a translation company for several years. I coordinated projects with over 45 language combinations, selecting the best professionals and making sure that each job met the highest quality standards. This experience has provided me with the necessary tools to carefully manage my own business in the most efficient way possible.  <\/p><p>I\u2019m from Asturias, a natural paradise in Northern Spain, and I currently live in Madrid. Following my passion for languages and communication, I have lived in several countries such as Belgium and Colombia. If you\u2019re organizing an event or project further afield, I would be delighted to travel so that I can continue to offer you a personalized service.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10da901 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"10da901\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ana-afonso.com\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get in touch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d013e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d013e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4f0b91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4f0b91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The early days<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c3813c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c3813c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Degree in Translation and Interpreting<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeb6fa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aeb6fa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I\u2019m a graduate of the University of Salamanca, the oldest in Spain, where I was selected to do an internship at the United Nations. I also studied at the \u00c9cole de Traduction et Interpr\u00e9tation ISTI in Brussels as part of the Erasmus+ Programme. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1520ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1520ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13129a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13129a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Higher studies<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d8e393 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d8e393\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master's Degree in Conference Interpretation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e054fd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e054fd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I became specialized in conference interpreting after completing a Master\u2019s Degree in Conference Interpreting for Business at the University of Alcal\u00e1. This degree helped me to gain experience in simultaneous and consecutive interpreting at multilingual conferences and events. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5449be8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5449be8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f40aa90 e-con-full mi_compromiso_load e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f40aa90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39bd313 e-con-full mi_compromiso e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39bd313\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1268d6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1268d6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I give you my word<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99413f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99413f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My work goes beyond translating what\u2019s written; it\u2019s about accurately getting a message across which is culturally sensitive. I can guarantee quality and confidentiality in every project, in additional to timely delivery. Because good communication in another language is key to success. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7b7ec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c7b7ec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ana-afonso.com\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get in touch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478abdb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"478abdb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div 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