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Hmmm…. what do I write about me? That really is hard… there is so much to say and so little and all at the same time! So I guess I’ll just plunge in!

First of all my name is Elli and I’m twentysomething. As you’ve probably already guessed English isn’t my native language… but German is. (So I guess here is a good place to apologized for odd phrases, funny words, typos…. of course butchered words in my recordings ;))

I’ve started this blog (well acutally I have started another some time ago… but due to technical problems have set up this one) in order to just see if I liked blogging and what it was all about. Well I like it and I’ll keep it up for now ;)! (For everybody who is curious, my old blog can be found here… and I’ll probably transfer a couple of the old blog posts if they fit in somewhere!)

Anyway I won’t dedicate this blog to any special topic either! It’s fun to just write about whatever happens in my life or comes across my mind. All the same I’m pretty sure that the greater part of my blogs will deal with my LibriVoxings, with books I’ve recently read, video games I liked and lots of other stuff…

Ok, this will need some refinement (but I’ll do that eventually)…

If you want to contact me, please just leave a comment or tweet (aravis83)! You can also send me a PM via the LibriVox Forum!

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16 Responses

on March 20, 2010 at 3:24 am | Reply Wren

I just wanted to say thanks for your contributions to LibriVox. You’ve chosen several of the stories that I fondly remember from my childhood and that makes me a happy “old” man. In addition, English may not be your native language, but you have a soothing voice and I enjoy listening to your readings while falling asleep.

Thanks again and keep up the good work.
- on March 20, 2010 at 6:45 pm | Reply Elli
  
  Awww, thanks! 😀
on April 14, 2010 at 12:31 pm | Reply jedopi

Hi Aravis,

I just wanted to say hi (I know you from Librivox) and let you know that I was looking at your old Blogspot blog and I noticed that we have a few things in common. LOTR is also one of my favourite movies too (Actually it is my #1 favourite) and of course I also love audio books and I enjoy drawing. Good luck with your “new” blog. Stop by and check out mine if you have time.

jedopi
- on April 18, 2010 at 4:20 pm | Reply Elli
  
  Hi Jedopi! Nice to see you here! 😀
on July 1, 2011 at 9:18 am | Reply tomas-kian

I must say: It’s really cool to listen english tale with german accent. It make the fairy ambient like somewhat ancient legent retold in ages.
on August 21, 2011 at 4:11 am | Reply Emmy J

Greetings from New Farm. Thanks for the useful content. I’m doing a project at college and your content was quite useful. Thanks for sharing 🙂
on October 20, 2011 at 3:28 pm | Reply Andy Erasmus

Hi Elli,

I’m new to Librivox, and it’s fascinating. If I may ask, you speak German with a wonderful accent – is it an Austrian dialect? Thanks! – Andy
- on October 26, 2011 at 8:20 pm | Reply Elli
  
  Thanks! 🙂
  Yeah, I have a bit of a typical local Austrian dialect and it occasionally comes through when I’m recording.
on October 26, 2011 at 6:56 pm | Reply Bobo Linq

Hi Elli, thanks for all your Librivox contributions!

I have the same question as Andy Erasmus: What German-speaking area are you from? Your accent is not one I’m familiar with (I spent some time in Bavaria and Berlin, and you don’t seem to be from either place).

Thanks!
- on October 26, 2011 at 8:30 pm | Reply Elli
  
  Thanks! 🙂
  I’m from Austria and my accent is a typical local Austrian one!
on December 24, 2011 at 3:08 am | Reply Leatrice Pemelton

Ahaa, its nice conversation concerning this piece of writing here at this blog, I have read all that, so now me also commenting here.
on September 24, 2013 at 7:19 pm | Reply Dini

Hallo Elli,
ich finde es super, dass wir Deine hübsche Stimme bei libriVox hören dürfen.
Wollt Dir nur mitteilen, dass man Aladdin und die Wunderlampe nicht mehr bei libriVox hören kann. Man kann nur noch das ganze Buch (zip File) downloaden. Liebe Grüße, Dini
- on October 13, 2013 at 6:15 pm | Reply Elli
  
  Hi Dini!
  Vielen Dank! Ich werd mich gleich mal darum kümmern! 🙂
  lg. Elli
on April 21, 2014 at 4:40 am | Reply vadim

Hello Dear friends! Do we have on librivox any books about Otto von Bismarck in English?
- on April 22, 2014 at 7:18 pm | Reply Elli
  
  Hi! I don’t think we have. At any rate my quick catalog search didn’t turn up anything. Sorry!
on April 23, 2014 at 3:02 am | Reply vadim

Thanks a lot! I will try to find somebody who reads books about German history