To reward myself for finishing part of my taxes, here’s a spinoff of Jill Sommer’s post on the ABCs of traveling; a great Internet meme for language geeks! I agree with Jill that just assembling this list brought back some fabulous memories, and just for fun, it also prompted me to tally all of the [...]
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Off-topic: travel A-Z
Posted in Off topic on January 12, 2012 | 15 Comments »
Off-topic: a few Costa Rica pictures
Posted in Off topic on December 20, 2011 | 8 Comments »
School is already out for winter break here in Colorado, and my brain is slowly winding down for the year! So, at the request of a few readers, I thought I’d post some pictures of my recent trip to Costa Rica. As with my post about llama trekking and sugar skulls, the only larger point [...]
Off-topic: Don’t forget to play!
Posted in Off topic on October 15, 2011 | 4 Comments »
This post is not intended to draw any large or important lessons about the world of freelancing, other than the fact that most freelance translators need to have more fun. Here in Colorado, one of our ubiquitous slogans is Don’t forget to play!, a reference to the fact that the Colorado Lottery is the primary [...]
How the media is covering the Haitian earthquake
Posted in Off topic, tagged earthquake, Haiti, NPR on January 20, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I’m an unabashed NPR junkie, and like many people I have been glued to the radio this week while listening to news of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. I wish that I could speak or read Haitian Kreyol, but like many other FR<>EN translators I did take the step of applying to Translators Without Borders. [...]
OT: Iconic photos website
Posted in Links, Off topic on October 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If you’re looking for some coffee break viewing, check out Iconic Photos, a website of “Famous, Infamous and Iconic Photos” that run the gamut from haunting to hilarious. The background notes that go along with the photos are also really interesting. My husband found this site last night; I was working late and he was [...]
OT: Freelance frugality
Posted in Marketing, Off topic on February 24, 2009 | 19 Comments »
I’m not normally one to talk about personal topics on my blog, but a few people e-mailed me about my last post, asking how the Thoughts on Translation household lives so cheaply. Given that financial management is an important part of making it as a freelancer, I thought that this question merited an OT post. [...]
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Corinne McKay is an ATA-certified French to English translator specializing in international development, law and non-fiction books. She launched Thoughts on Translation in February, 2008 as a way to connect and share ideas with freelance translators around the world.
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