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....
03 Jan New Year’s Resolutions: The Why, the Way and the Joy
Posted at 08:10h
in Athena Matilsky, New Ideas, Personal Growth, Professional Development, The Profession, TRAINING
7 Comments
Dear Friends and Colleagues, By the time you read these words, it’ll be January. It’s actually still December for me while I write this, but not for much longer. There is less than a week to go, in fact. So, adios, 2022! Hello, 2023! Happy...
20 Aug Desarraigo (Uprooting)
Posted at 20:51h
in Community, Hilda Zavala-Shymanik, Immigration, Interpreters, Recent Posts, The Profession, Uncategorized
23 Comments
Uprooting While I was sitting on the couch with my mother, who is currently visiting me from Mexico, she sighed deeply, and when I asked her why she was sighing, she looked at me and said: “I so regret the decision I made years ago...
04 Sep Taking on the Role of TNO Editor
It is with a great deal of excitement and anticipation that I let you know that I have the honor of serving as the new editor of the NAJIT Observer. It is a role I take on in the hope that I can build on...
14 Aug The NAJIT Observer – A Journey
When Maria Cristina de la Vega invited me to join the team of contributors to NAJIT’s weekly publication, in 2011, little did I know that one day I would end up taking her place at its helm. I was asked to lead the project by...
27 Dec The Year in Review – The Most Popular Posts of 2019
Posted at 05:39h
in Business Practices, Interpreting, Medical Interpreting, Recent Posts, Translation
0 Comments
This being the last Friday of the year, we will share below the most popular posts of 2019, by month. The selection is based on the number of comments the post received and that will vary greatly with the seasons. Summer is an especially difficult...
13 Dec Thank You for Helping a Colleague Out
We love it when our articles get your attention. And especially when it is one of The Couch help pieces, because it is a teaching and mentoring tool and each one of you who comments on them is helping a colleague out. We thank all...
30 Aug Contracts: Is it really a matter of trust?
A few weeks ago, a colleague wrote to The Couch seeking guidance on the matter of contracts. I am not sure she (or he?) had any idea what was coming. I have decided to compile the answer we received. Trust, the most important element Let...