Culture in digital format is nothing new, but due to the lockdown most of the world has been put in these last few weeks online museum tours, exhibits, and artistic manifestations of all sorts are experimenting a major revival. Do you want to know how to enjoy art and culture during COVID? I’ve got an […]
Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl – the ‘smoking mountain’ and ‘the white woman’ respectively – are well-known by mountaineers, but also by everyone else thanks to the legendary love story behind them. In January 2020, during a trip to Mexico City, I visited Cholula, in the state of Puebla. Cholula is the longest continuously inhabited town in […]
Yoga is an attempt to align mind and body with our breath and bring our attention to the present to feel what’s happening now. By letting go of the past or the future, we find peace of mind. I’ve been doing hot yoga for a few years and, apart from how great it feels, I’ve […]
Some time ago I saw a post on LinkedIn where someone sounded outraged at the idea of translators wanting to be credited for their work. This person was a translator, so we’re not talking about someone outside the industry with no experience. The post, and the many comments that followed, made me think a lot […]
Life in the big city can become overwhelming, even when you’re lucky enough to dodge the daily commute bullet and work from home. In my case, after a period of hard work with big urban parks as the only escape, the call of nature becomes too loud to be ignored. Last July I visited Snowdonia […]
I organise co-translation sessions with colleagues where we bring questions from our daily work and discuss possible solutions together. A few days ago, I chose to share examples of cultural adaptation – website copy for a well-known American brand that required localisation. There were a few aspects that really made me think about the importance […]