Of rain and sunshine
The first three weeks of August, I was on "real" vacation, meaning I actually left home for the sole purpose of relaxing and not working, for the first time in…
The first three weeks of August, I was on "real" vacation, meaning I actually left home for the sole purpose of relaxing and not working, for the first time in…
It’s oral exam and interpreting exam week! Coffee is a requisite drink, and it has to be in the right mug, of course.
Once a year, I take off with my motorcycle for a few days and meet with about 10 others on a mountain retreat, where we spend time meditating and riding…
Although I became a state-certified translator and interpreter for Spanish first, since I started out as a freelancer, I have been mainly working with English, for which I took the…
... are also teaching at the Fachakademie für Sprachen und international Kommunikation in Weiden/OPf., where one of their students very creatively drew them on the blackboard for this year's open…
... then you're doing it wrong! (c)Translator Dude (and he knows what he's talking about!)
The new year is barely a week old, and already time seems to be going by just as fast as it did last year. 2023 was incredibly packed, including with…
This week is the last school week before Christmas break, and my class decided to do "Garbage Secret Santa" ("Schrottwichteln" in German), which seems to be all the rage this…
Do you know Mox? The translator who loves his job but seems to meet with one obstacle after another that keep him from actually living well while doing what he…
These days, talk (not only) in the language industry seems to be all about AI and the end of human translators. Yes, I may be exaggerating just a bit, but…