Laura Kismet Lawless
Freelance writer, editor, translator, and "virtual teacher"
Hello! - Bonjour ! - ¡Hola! - Assalam o-aleikum!
I've worked entirely freelance since 1999, live wherever I want, and
travel as often as possible. At the moment I live in the south of
France, but I've
also lived in
Costa Rica and
Morocco.
As the French Language Guide at About.com, I virtually teach French to independent study students. While I don't actually hold classes, I write lessons for students who are studying on their own, or need some additional help with something they learned in class. Believe it or not, my French site is a full-time job, and I love every minute of it. (The hardest part is trying to explain my job to people - I usually say I'm a writer or a webmaster, but neither of those is really accurate, and "virtual teacher" requires a lot of explanation.)
My Spanish, English, and vegetarianism sites get less time, but I still spend hours every week adding new content and responding to questions on the forums.
I speak fluent French, conversational Spanish, and a smattering of Arabic, thanks to having lived in Morocco for 2½ years. In addition to language and vegetarian cooking, I'm also interested in travel, film, computers, dance, yoga, chick lit, and art. I collect silver jewelry, particularly with a people motif, and anything purple.
If you're a fan of my work and want to make a contribution, I'm always in need of a few good books - check out my wish list.
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If you would like to email me, use lklawless as the first part of the address, and hotmail as the second part. Please note that I don't answer questions about language or vegetarianism by email - if that information is not available on my websites, there is a forum for each site where you can post your questions.