Comments for ¿Se habla English? Life of a Translator

Comment on Testing, testing. by Mariela Eula

Mariela Eula — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:17:26 +0000

Did you pass? =) I hope so!
Mariela

Comment on Mariela Eula’s blog by Mariela Eula

Mariela Eula — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:15:48 +0000

Hi Jo-Hanna! Thanks very much for including me in your blog. I’d like to ask you, if possible, to change my blog’s URL. I no longer use the one here, since I’ve had problems to sign-in, so I’m re-directing my friends to the following:http://eulatranslations.spaces.live.com/
Thanks in advance, =)
Mariela, from Argentina.

Comment on Group meeting at my house! AAACK by jillsommer

jillsommer — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:53:41 +0000

I highly recommend getting on the Flylady bandwagon (http://www.flylady.net). You’ll never be afraid to have people over again. I was introduced to Flylady’s concepts of cleaning your house in just 15 minutes a day by a fellow translator several years ago. I have since recommended her to several other translators who are overwhelmed with work and tend to let the housework slide. Give it a try. It’s free.

Comment on Slow clap for medical translators: A tale of Jo-Hanna’s vacation by Medical Translation

Medical Translation — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:46:22 +0000

Good point… it does cause problems in translation

Comment on Slow clap for medical translators: A tale of Jo-Hanna’s vacation by Spanish Translation

Spanish Translation — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:05:55 +0000

You should visit ours medical translation glossary section http://www.transpanish.biz.
Congratulations for your Blog.

Comment on A tale about my workstation by jillsommer

jillsommer — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:10:52 +0000

Sorry for the delayed comment. Just found your blog. Do yourself a favor and invest in the best desk chair you can find. You’ll be sitting on it eight hours a day or more soon. Your back will thank you!!!

Comment on Taxed to tears by Melanippe

Melanippe — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:45:06 +0000

Not yet, we’re due in May, but alas, it surely will

Comment on Keeping my opinions to myself by João Paulo Esperança

João Paulo Esperança — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:39:34 +0000

Well, I work mainly with Tetum translation, so I try to stay out of East Timorese politics to make sure people won’t judge my work for the opinions I might have, instead of its actual quality and reliability.

Comment on It takes so little to make me happy by João Paulo Esperança

João Paulo Esperança — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:05:39 +0000

Well… be happier then. I did too.

Comment on Keeping my opinions to myself by sarahdillon

sarahdillon — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:02:40 +0000

It’s inevitable that there will be a certain amount of self-censorship in a blog related to work - and that’s not necessarily a bad thing for the readers or for the blogger!

I consider my blog to be the “professional” me, which means I try to keep discussions vaguely related to my life as a translator. I don’t discuss anything that I wouldn’t be prepared to broach at a work dinner, for example, and I never ever make a comment about anybody or any company that I wouldn’t be prepared to say to that person’s face, if asked for an honest opinion. It can be good to practice a bit of self-restraint sometimes (especially if you’re me!!)

Yes, my blog is an outlet for me to express my opinions and I value being able to say what I think and reveal my personality and values as a result. Ultimately though, I’d like to think that people with different opinions and/or comfort levels to me would still enjoy reading my blog, and maybe even be prepared to come back to it again - in this way, I can reach an even wider audience. If I have to tone things down a bit sometimes to achieve this, then I really don’t mind.

On the other hand, if I was looking for a place to vent or let off steam, I’d set up an anonymous blog somewhere else… (if I haven’t already )