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Hi everybody!
My name is really Darina. English is not my native language.
I live in Bulgaria. This is a post-communist Eastern European country.

And yes, I am definitely FEMALE. :)
I am heterosexual. I am only saying this to avoid misunderstandings, and to spare people the embarrassment of asking. I don't think that this is the only "correct" sexual orientation. I am a Christian, but the word "abomination" is NOT a part of my vocabulary. Well, my Mutual Friends List is full of gay men. If you don't "approve" of homosexuality, for whatever religious or secular reasons, adding me as a friend is not a good idea. You have been warned.
I'm currently single, but I'm not looking for a long-distance "boyfriend" that I can't even afford to visit.

I am... well, my education is too complicated to explain here, so let's say I am a linguist, which is the main part of it. I am also a full-time student of agronomy now, and a part-time translator from Bulgarian into English. UPDATE: Yay, I graduated, and I'm still getting used to it.

I am also an Inexperienced Idiot learning to raise pet silkworms in domestic conditions. When something goes wrong, I email my screams for help to oakenking, who always offers me advice, for which I am very grateful.
EDIT: I'm not that inexperienced any more (8 July 2009).

I understand Russian, and I can speak it all right, but I find it difficult to write and especially to computer-type. I use the Bulgarian version of the Cyrillic alphabet, which has 2 letters less, and learning a new keyboard layout for Russian would be difficult, and my Russian spelling isn't correct anyway. But I don't mind people writing to me in Russian.
The same applies more or less to the Greek language (I mean Modern Greek!). But I'm gradually forgetting it, alas.

Ah, my username: Tilia tomentosa is the scientific name for the Silver Linden tree. I prefer being called by my real name, but if you are bad at remembering names, Tilia is OK. It even sounds kind of romantic, like the name of an ancient Roman woman...LOL!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilia_tomentosa

http://www.bgflora.net/families/tiliaceae/tilia/tilia_tomentosa/tilia_tomentosa_en.html

FRIENDING POLICY: I view LJ friends as real friends, or potential friends, or at lest pleasant company. It is about communication and not just "subscription" to people's journals. But if you want to "subscribe" to the public part of my journal, I don't mind, just tell me that this is what you want.


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