Ania Abczak

About me

Hello, I have recently started my official career as a translator and my portfolio is not very impressive yet. English is my hobby and my ongoing passion that I extend at any opportunity. It is also a tool I use for work.

I have spent 3 years teaching in different public schools and after this period I left the country. I went to Northern Ireland where I have spent 9 years gaining experience as an interpreter and translator. I worked for the Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities (NICEM) in Belfast for 2 years. I assisted as an interpreter during interrogations and arrests as well as at court cases in various locations. I helped at house renting, bank appointments and doctor appointments whenever I was needed. I was a volunteer at a Citizens Advice Bureau for a few months. Last 5 years of my stay I have been employed as a recruitment coordinator. I was responsible for inductions and training and was a certified Manual Handling trainer. My duty was to train new starts for production floors in various factories. I also translated documents for polish nationals. I returned to Poland in 2013 and worked in logistics for 6 months where I gained some additional vocabulary and practical experience as my company co-operated with Italy, France and Germany on a daily basis.

I have been teaching English and assisting with translation wherever I get a chance. I also have a lot of experience in simultaneous translation. Recently I have done a few for my local church and some in tailoring. Currently I write and edit English texts for web sites and translate web pages from Polish to English.