It’s only been three days since I arrived from bp19 in Bologna and I’m still under the ‘conference buzz’, which feels like the right mood to share my personal account of the three-day event. It was my first bp, but it won’t be my last. It was very clear all attendees were looking forward to […]
Sunday morning, coffee mug within reach, screen across my dancing fingers on the keyboard, and a smile upon my face, despite the fact that one hour has been stolen from my night’s sleep. I guess it’s officially spring, but I’m not high on flowers and balmier days – I’m high on translation and on working […]
A few days ago I was watching a video as part of a MOOC (Massive Online Open Course) about Spain and its culture. The speaker mentioned bullfighting and how rooted it is in Spanish culture (to my dismay, I must say), something that becomes obvious through the many everyday expressions we use that stem from […]
‘CEO’, ‘community manager’, ‘coach’, ‘brainstorm’, ‘casual’, and the list goes on and on. Regardless of your mother tongue, you probably recognise these English words from hearing or seeing them in your own language. These are Anglicisms – intruders that sneak in and settle in a host code. Given the pace at which science and technology […]
As many Spanish people, I grew up in a household where feelings were sparingly shown and articulated. For many of us, all the ‘I love you’, ‘I’m so proud of you’ and heaps of hugs and making up belonged in the telly, and more specifically in the cheesy American TV shows from the 90s focused […]
People talk about how important it is to get out of one’s comfort zone to improve our knowledge and test ourselves. For me, as for many freelance translators who spend most of their time in their ‘home caves’, networking can be considered a light version of leaving my comfort zone. I live in London, where […]