Our first four-week class of 2022 starts on January 18, and early bird registration rates ($365 as compared to $405) end on Sunday, January 9. Join Jennifer Nielsen for a four-week course on Translating Official Documents, a class that’s gotten rave reviews from past participants: “Jennifer is a great teacher. After taking her course, I […]
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Remembering Michèle Hansen
Very, very sadly, our much-loved colleague and Training for Translators instructor Michèle Hansen passed away on December 5, 2021, after a recent cancer diagnosis. At the time of her death, Michèle was also the chair of the ATA Certification Committee and led the transition to the new online certification exam format. She and I (Corinne […]
Continue ReadingOT: A week on the Navajo Nation
Off topic, but perhaps of interest to readers of this blog, since you’re all language and culture nerds! Last month, I had opportunity to travel to the Navajo Nation (the largest Indian reservation in the US) with RezDawg Rescue, the organization that my family and I foster cats (and occasionally dogs!) for. We’ve fostered 50 […]
Continue ReadingATA62: the return to in-person conferences
I recently returned from ATA62, the 62nd annual conference of the American Translators Association. Executive summary: it was fantastic, and I highly recommend attending in-person conferences if they are in your COVID comfort zone. The details: Deciding whether to attend in person We’re at a phase of the pandemic where people have different levels of […]
Continue ReadingIncome for quarters one through three
Fourth quarter is usually my highest-earning quarter of the year, but the pandemic has done weird things to all kinds of sectors, so I decided to run some calculations on my income for the first three quarters of 2021. As a side note, I’m currently running a poll on Twitter: is posting one’s freelance income […]
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