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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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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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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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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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Translation Postcard from Cardenas, Cuba
Welcome to Cardenas, Cuba, where the aroma of fresh bread mingles with the cries of street peddlers, and horse-drawn carriages aren't...
Andrew Morris
Sep 19, 20241 min read
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Translation Postcard from Tartus, Syria
Ask your average viewer of the news what comes to mind when you say “Syria”, and you’re unlikely to hear them describe a liberal,...
Andrew Morris
Sep 12, 20241 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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Translation Postcard from Taoyuan, Taiwan
It's the place where tradition meets tech, old meets new, of towering landscapes and no less towering skyscrapers towers. So many...
Andrew Morris
Sep 5, 20241 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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Translation Postcard from Finnsnes
We often dwell on what cultural changes we face if we move to a new country, or perhaps the linguistic challenges. But what happens when...
Andrew Morris
Aug 15, 20241 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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Bursting the Bubble -Translator realities around the world
This article was first published in MultiLingual in 2021. Anyone venturing into the online translator space in 2014, as I did for the...
Andrew Morris
Aug 1, 20245 min read
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What Is Writing to You?
“I write because I love writing. I mean I love it in a way that makes the question ‘Why do you write?’ seem strange and incomprehensible...
Zeinab Eltaher
Jul 26, 20243 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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Translation From A Hearing-Impaired Perspective
Translation isn’t only a world where I convert context from one language to another. It’s a continuous learning process that enriches my...
Zeinab Eltaher
May 20, 20243 min read
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Pay It Forward
I remember those days when I was young, sometimes, my family and I watched Egyptian series on Nile TV, a TV channel which broadcasted...
Zeinab Eltaher
Apr 26, 20243 min read
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Do you feel lonely as a translator - Part 4
She was gone. She had passed away. The reality of her death haunted me every day, and the pain was unbearable. I missed her terribly (I...
Silvia Helena Marin
Mar 11, 20243 min read
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