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Poll: Choose one of these as your new office:
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Ricki Farn
Ricki Farn
Germany
Local time: 11:33
English to German
Beach or mountain Sep 3, 2018

... as long as the sharks are detected by pattern recognition or the fires by smoke/heat detectors. Having to keep an eye on the situation the whole time would be too distracting

 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Portugal
Local time: 10:33
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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I couldn't work in any of these Sep 3, 2018

As the song written and composed by Prince, and made famous by Sinead O’Connor, says “Nothing compares 2U”, meaning my tiny but comfortable office where everything I need is at arm’s length…

Mónica Algazi
Christine Andersen
Yetta Jensen Bogarde
Angus Stewart
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Mario Freitas
Mario Freitas  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 07:33
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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The mountains Sep 3, 2018

Yes, in a mountain, bur a firewatch post may be a bit less comfortable than what I expect. I chose only the mountain.

 
Detelina Mileva
Detelina Mileva  Identity Verified
Bulgaria
Local time: 12:33
Member (2013)
English to Hebrew
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The world or the sea Sep 4, 2018

The plane is my favourite but I doubt I could work there, so I choose the veranda by the sea. I've tried it several times and it's perfect! 😍

neilmac
 
Marcel Gomez
Marcel Gomez  Identity Verified
Peru
Local time: 05:33
Member
Japanese to Spanish
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N/A Sep 4, 2018

Why not include the option we all would agree with?
A QUIET APARTMENT IN THE LAST FLOOR OF A LARGE CITY


Catherine Brix
Julita Hille
Anja Hajek
 
Jan Truper
Jan Truper  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 11:33
Member (2016)
English to German
none of these Sep 4, 2018

I would choose a dark cave with no distracting view.

 
Elina Sellgren
Elina Sellgren  Identity Verified
Finland
Local time: 12:33
Member (2013)
English to Finnish
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Firewatch... Sep 4, 2018

but would there be wifi?

 
Muriel Vasconcellos
Muriel Vasconcellos  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 03:33
Member (2003)
Spanish to English
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Firewatch post in the mountains Sep 4, 2018

While I love the ocean, there would be too many distractions. And I really do love my lovely little home office.

The mountain would be peaceful and rich with the oxygen from trees. Perfect for concentration.

The question reminded me of Joanne Greenberg, "mountain top author," who has fought forest fires and written many bo
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While I love the ocean, there would be too many distractions. And I really do love my lovely little home office.

The mountain would be peaceful and rich with the oxygen from trees. Perfect for concentration.

The question reminded me of Joanne Greenberg, "mountain top author," who has fought forest fires and written many books from her mountain-top firewatch post: http://www.mountaintopauthor.com/pages/about.html
She is the author of "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden." She and I crossed paths in college and I spoke with her a few years ago, then still going strong on her mountain top.


[Edited at 2018-09-04 06:47 GMT]
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Bora Taşdemir
Bora Taşdemir  Identity Verified
Local time: 13:33
Member (2012)
English to Turkish
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None of them... Sep 4, 2018

My own office decorated by me ^_^ which takes place in the middle of a metropolitan city so that I can go out to a cafe or a restaurant when I'm fed up with work.

Vuka Mijuskovic
 
Marjolein Snippe
Marjolein Snippe  Identity Verified
Netherlands
Local time: 11:33
Member (2012)
English to Dutch
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Seaside Sep 4, 2018

I like wide open spaces; I am not much of a mountain goat. I have worked in a small apartment overlooking the Atlantic on several occasions and I loved it.
Go for an early-morning swim, work until the end of the working day, then go for a stroll along the beach - perfect for me!


Elena Mordenti
Kay-Viktor Stegemann
Kay Denney
 
Christine Andersen
Christine Andersen  Identity Verified
Denmark
Local time: 11:33
Member (2003)
Danish to English
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No cities... Sep 4, 2018

Visiting my family around London for a fortnight is about as much as I can take, and I am not usually trying to work. If I have to, I can manage an hour or two in my son's house, where it is quiet.

A small town by the sea, birds in the garden but otherwise no noise. I work best in my own office, with MY OWN COFFEE POT nearby.

[Edited at 2018-09-04 07:33 GMT]


 
Axelle H.
Axelle H.  Identity Verified
France
Local time: 11:33
English to French
A beachside veranda... Sep 4, 2018

..was always my dream. Unfortunately, I am living between two countries and none of my two houses is near a beach (but a wonderful large French garden in the countryside with chickens and bells,)

Elena Mordenti
 
Vuka Mijuskovic
Vuka Mijuskovic  Identity Verified
Serbia
Local time: 11:33
English to Serbian
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Steampunk Sep 4, 2018

My new office is finally readjusted pre-industrial high class cupboard as to accomodate my cyber/print/video-edit office gear and its airing and humidity requirements. There's no other office I'd rather be in right now!

 
Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
Sandra & Kenneth Grossman  Identity Verified
Israel
Local time: 12:33
French to English
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Mountains... Sep 4, 2018

... with forests and running trails, and no severe winters or bad weather.
Actually, I'm quite OK where I am...


 
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