Into The Career Maze – Step 1, My Parents’ Fault
Several of the budding translators I’ve spoken to have expressed a frustration identical to my own when it comes to contemplating the long and treacherous road ahead. We’re told we need experience to...
View ArticleCareer Maze Step 2 – Choosing Language(s)
In my last post I talked about the positive effects of exposure to language at a young age. My parents read to my brother and me in French, took us abroad as often as they could, and encouraged us to...
View ArticleCareer Maze Step 3 – Five Months in Costa Rica
Even if a year abroad isn’t compulsory in your language program – heck, even if your program has nothing to do with languages – I encourage you with all my heart (a heart that’s matured and grown in...
View ArticleThree questions about specialising
Sometimes I have these very pensive spells. These pensive spells are often accompanied by a know-it-all mentality – one which those of you who know me will recognise all too well. And today happens to...
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