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. Arts & culture is one of my passions and also one of my specialisms as a […]
Cholula, in the Mexican state of Puebla, is the longest continuously inhabited town in Mexico. Its colourful facades and spacious zócalo are a welcome break from the busy and polluted streets of Mexico City, just about 130 km away. But much as I love colours, that’s not why I went to Cholula during a trip […]
I’ve been going to hot yoga three times a week for about two and a half years and, apart from how great it feels physically – sweating so much is like a detox – I’ve been slowly finding connections between yoga and my life as a freelancer, and needless to say, most of these realisations […]
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 a home office. 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 […]
A few days ago I met some colleagues for a co-translation meeting, one of the many I hope to organise. We brought our own questions and examples so we could analyse them together and discuss possible solutions. The texts I chose to share were an example of marketing content – website copy for a well-known […]