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Eid in Egypt
I wasn’t sure whether I was the right one to write about Eid in Egypt. My memories related to Eid were a bit foggy as if they were coming...
Zeinab Eltaher
Mar 312 min read
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My Experience Volunteering for Wiki Project Med (Part 2)
Wiki Project Med is one of the clients of ProZ Pro Bono, which helps people get access to accurate medical information, online or...
Oscar Felipe Núñez Alfaro
Mar 72 min read
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Welcome Ramadan!
When the song “ Ramadan gana ” is widely played on television and radio, people learn that the following day is going to be the beginning...
Zeinab Eltaher
Feb 282 min read
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What Is Love?
There’s a lot of debate and discussion around what love is. Some say it’s a social construct that we try to live up to. Others say it’s a...
Zeinab Eltaher
Feb 143 min read
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An Example of Scams.
There are many examples of scams nowadays, and I want to show you one of these cases. I got this message from a scammer recently.
Oscar Felipe Núñez Alfaro
Jan 242 min read
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Reflecting on 2024
How time flies! This time last year, I was in Anuradhapura with a humble and simple Sri Lankan family. They welcomed with open arms, an...
Zeinab Eltaher
Dec 31, 20243 min read
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Dead Languages
Do you know what language your ancestors spoke? Have you wondered how that language sounded? Previously, I mistakenly thought that my...
Zeinab Eltaher
Dec 9, 20243 min read
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My hope As a Translator in the AI Era
Listen to "My Hope as a Translator in the AI era" post here . Despite the growth of artificial intelligence, I have found that there are...
Oscar Felipe Núñez Alfaro
Nov 25, 20243 min read
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A Song To Translate From Your Mother Tongue
A non-Arabic-speaking friend of mine asked me about the lyrics of an Egyptian song that she listened to. I looked up the lyrics and...
Zeinab Eltaher
Nov 8, 20243 min read
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Walking the linguistic tightrope: a day in the life of a translator
Working with Italian and German simultaneously is a unique experience that challenges and stimulates the mind in equal measure.
Cecilia Lolli
Oct 18, 20243 min read
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My First Pro Bono Anniversary
September was very special as it was the Pro Bono anniversary. October is no less special for a variety of reasons. In the northern...
Zeinab Eltaher
Oct 5, 20243 min read
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My Experience Volunteering For Wiki Project Med (Part 1)
Proz Pro Bono supports many non-profit organizations around the world. One of them is the Wiki Project Med Foundation, which has the goal...
Oscar Felipe Núñez Alfaro
Sep 30, 20243 min read
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Raising Your Rates: Making Your Services more valuable and desirable
If you are a freelancer like me, charging the best rate for your work is probably very difficult. When I started to work as a Spanish...
Oscar Felipe Núñez Alfaro
Sep 27, 20242 min read
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How to Avoid Scammers and Find Valuable Clients.
When I started working as a freelancer in 2022, I created accounts on Fiverr and Upwork. They looked awesome to start earning some money....
Oscar Felipe Núñez Alfaro
Sep 6, 20242 min read
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Perks Of Translation
I’ve been to Sri Lanka twice and I’m ashamed to admit that I didn’t learn much about its rich and complicated history, ethnicities and...
Zeinab Eltaher
Sep 2, 20243 min read
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The Story About The Prize For Working Hard
On a summer day, Laura, a lovely 30-year-old woman, was translating many projects into French and was overwhelmed because she had to...
Oscar Felipe Núñez Alfaro
Aug 5, 20242 min read
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Lit and tourism: 3 things in common
I have just come back from a vacation on an island close to my native culture. Life flows slower on islands. They have a little...
Cecilia Lolli
Aug 2, 20242 min read
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A Tale of Collaborative and Valuable Teamwork
One day, a woman from Texas decided to write a book for children. She realized her culture is very rich, where you can find Spanish and...
Oscar Felipe Núñez Alfaro
Jul 22, 20242 min read
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Translation in my life
It’s a sunny day in Araraquara, a not-so-small town in the state of São Paulo. This day got me thinking about the transition I'm going...
Priscila Themer Paolini
Jul 15, 20242 min read
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Poetry in translation and translation of poetry
Thanks to Chinthi and a conversation about translating translations of poems. In my eyes, there is poetry in everything. The way a vine...
Yuna Guillamot
Jul 1, 20242 min read
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