My name is Gustave Theodore Stresen-Reuter. I am a Web Developer originally from Chicago living and working in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. My professional career has hardly been normal but when asked what/why/how someone with a Masters degree in Applied Linguistics is making a living doing Web Development I answer: “I’m very good with languages. The only difference between Applied Linguistics and Web Development is that in one we study natural languages and in the other we study artificial languages.” For maximum impact, both fields require planning and organization prior to putting the metal to the grindstone.

Of course there is more to the story, but that, I believe, is my main qualification: good at languages.

I am bilingual English/Spanish and although the majority of the articles on this blog will be in English (my native language), others will be in Spanish, with no English translation. In other words, this will not be a bilingual blog. It will just be an expression of myself, living in a Spanish-language world.