On 24/09/2014 13:59, andrel wrote:
> On 24-9-2014 14:39, Stephen wrote:

>>
>> Being a freelancer is not too bad if you can find the work and don't
>> mind travelling.
>
> I am trying to find jobs as freelancer indeed. I do hate travelling, but
> if I have to I do not complain.
>

Best of luck with it. Getting the first one is the hardest.

>> Having the language skills you do opens lots of doors.
>
> I do speak Dutch and English, I understand German but always get the
> genders wrong.

I keep forgetting which words are Scottish and not used by the English, 
myself.

> French is not so good, my Spanish worse, but improving.
> Then I do speak C, Matlab, and a bit of Java, Python, Javascript and I
> used to be able program in e.g. Fortran and Prolog. Then there are the
> classical languages Latin and various assembly languages.

LOL



>> I really sympathise if you have to go into management. I miss working
>> with my hands and for years I travelled with a small toolkit in case I
>> had to fix something. :-)
>
> yes, that is what I fear most. I got into this business originally
> because I wanted to make things. Such a pity that one might have to give
> that up. Incidentally my desire to keep building things was one of the
> reasons why I accepted these temporary positions, otherwise I would have
> gone the way of the devil much earlier.
>

Nothing I can say here except I hope you get your hearts desire and it 
all works out for you.


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Regards
     Stephen

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