19 Feb The Failings of the Ivory Tower
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in Advocacy, Community, Continuing Education, Ethics, New Ideas, Odds & Ends, Professional Development, Recent Posts, The Profession, Translation
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The Failings of the Ivory Tower By: Athena Matilsky When I was 18, I decided I wanted to be an interpreter. Ever the logical goal-setter, I consulted professors in the field and reached out to friends of friends who might know something about this...
05 Nov It’s Always a Good Day to Make New Friends
It’s Always a Good Day to Make New Friends By: The NAJIT Observer Meet NAJIT’s new Publishing Coordinator and Editor-In-Chief, Julli Jaramillo. Her C.V. will tell you that she graduated from New York University with a Master’s in Translation, specializing in Spanish-to-English and legal translation....
11 Sep A Balancing Act
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in Hilda Zavala-Shymanik, Interpreters, New Ideas, Odds & Ends, Recent Posts, Self care
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Over a year ago, I landed a great gig. I work four days a week under an open-ended long-term contract and have been happy there. However, the job is unexciting and repetitive. My colleagues are great, the judges treat me well and are accommodating when...
27 Aug Brain Marathon Training
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in Athena Matilsky, Interpreters, Odds & Ends, Personal Growth, Recent Posts, Self care
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Dear Readers, Happy September! I’ll never understand how, but time just keeps whizzing by. I hope that you have all enjoyed your summer. I spent mine in the trenches of remote interpreting (and attending Co>Lab, a peer study group for interpreting nerds!) but that will...
11 Mar The Assignment of My Dreams
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in Athena Matilsky, Community, Community Interpreting, Conference Interpreting, Interpreting, New Ideas, Recent Posts, Volunteer
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Well, folks, I did it! I got my dream assignment. Perhaps surprisingly, it wasn’t for the United Nations, or for any other important governmental (or non-governmental) entity you may have heard of. What was it, you ask? Well, can you guess? What would your dream...