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Could you tell us about yourself, including the languages you know? I am a qualified lawyer by profession, a traveler by passion and speak English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, Russian, as well as, currently learning Romanian, Catalan, and Ukrainian.

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