I’ve been to Sri Lanka twice and I’m ashamed to admit that I didn’t learn much about its rich and complicated history, ethnicities and...

We've recently discovered some great world cities, and climatic extremes. This week we venture into the old heart of Central Europe, and...

Few cities are as legendary or occupy such a place in the world's imagination as New York. The first port for weary travellers, the...

We often dwell on what cultural changes we face if we move to a new country, or perhaps the linguistic challenges. But what happens when...

Kickboxing, interpreting and a delicious dish called Ta'amya... Discover the life and times of a fearless womantrepreneur in Cairo in a...

On a summer day, Laura, a lovely 30-year-old woman, was translating many projects into French and was overwhelmed because she had to...

I have just come back from a vacation on an island close to my native culture. Life flows slower on islands. They have a little...

This article was first published in MultiLingual in 2021. Anyone venturing into the online translator space in 2014, as I did for the...

While working for ProZ Pro Bono and participating in the give-and-take that volunteering in a group of like-minded generous professionals...

“I write because I love writing. I mean I love it in a way that makes the question ‘Why do you write?’  seem strange and incomprehensible...

One day, a woman from Texas decided to write a book for children. She realized her culture is very rich, where you can find Spanish and...

It’s a sunny day in Araraquara, a not-so-small town in the state of São Paulo. This day got me thinking about the transition I'm going...

In the intricate web of human connection, language serves as the vital thread that binds us together. Yet, language barriers often erect...

As a volunteer for ProZ Pro Bono, I get to use Crowdin for my volunteer translations. To say that getting to know the tool hasn’t been...

Thanks to Chinthi and a conversation about translating translations of poems. In my eyes, there is poetry in everything. The way a vine...

Are translators born or made? Here’s my take on this rhetorical question. As a child, I had exceptionally blond hair. As a child, I liked...

One day, there was a business owner looking for a translator to edit his educational products to learn Spanish. This person had doubts...

Have you ever encountered a word in your mother tongue that you didn’t know how to translate? I was telling a non-Arabic speaking friend...

Life often resembles a delicate symphony, a harmonious blend of diverse elements that come together to create a unique masterpiece. For...

(from Quiet Places: Collected Essays) In 2019, Peter Handke won the Nobel Prize for Literature. In 2022, FSG (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)...