Yes, I know, it has been a while since you received an e-mail that carries the most wonderful, music-to-the-ears-of-every-freelance-translator message: I have a new project for you! And I do not mean those emails that contain a small (in word…
I have chosen to “tell my story” by dividing it into the most important moments. So, here it goes: Summer of 1986.My dad decided to teach me English. Romania was a communist country at the time and they didn’t teach…
Numerous articles and blog posts have been written about the prices translators set to their work. It is a rather never-ending story, really! I do not claim the first price in a competition about setting the right prices, but I…
Education, expertise, experience, knowledge, specialization, inspiration, investing in skills, exploring new fields, honor, trustworthiness, self-education, self-exploration, software, fresh thoughts, positive thinking, research, thirst for improvement, hunger for learning, knowledge sharing, fruitful collaborations, solidarity towards colleagues, old clients, new clients, networking,…
I have always wanted to live through words, even as a child, when I devoured book after book, reading under the blanket, in secret, so my parents wouldn’t complain. At six I started taking English classes and then it all…
English has always my favourite subject at school, but after graduating from high school, I was not really sure where it would take me… I started studying lawatthe University of Rouen (France), but I realized my mistake within a couple…
When I started a BA course at the University of East Anglia I didn’t know I’d end up as a freelance translator. I hadn’t really thought what I could do with the skills I was about to gain. All I…
It goes without saying that all translators have a love for languages, for words, for writing, so I am no exception. I started learning English at secondary school and, from that very moment, I felt that I would always have…
Before I enrolled at the University, I had never imagined myself working as a translator. I was always interested in Natural Sciences so I graduated from a mathematical gymnasium in order to study math, medicine, or maybe even one of…
I started my Language studies with no knowledge whatsoever about translation. I used to think that linguists would translate texts from their mother tongue into their second language, and I did not realise that translation was needed everywhere, beyond novels…