On infinite affection

Desde el día que puse en marcha mi página web, he recibido una gran cantidad de mensajes de estudiantes y futuros estudiantes de traducción. A menudo preguntan datos concretos sobre cursos, universidades, etc. Pero una gran parte de ellos buscan información más general sobre cómo es realmente la profesión de traductor. Ojalá hubiera tenido antes

I am always interested in those working on or about the tools we use everyday. As translators, we do not get to pick our document format of choice. Wouldn’t life be easier if people used compatible formats? Ah, Utopia, we are walking towards you… Let me introduce this (very witty) short article my friend Manuel

On Tuesday my Interpreting students at University brought to class, as practice material, an interview with the star of Breaking Bad. The text contained the question: What would you do if you had a year to live? It was funny, at the time, to think that it’s just one year since Benita, my German mom, left