A Millennial Mindset

This weekend is one I have looked forward to for quite some time. It is the weekend of General Conference! This Saturday and Sunday the building pictured below will be filled to capacity over and over again for a total of 5 sessions of this conference. Interpreters take note, this conference will be interpreted into [...]

Nothing can describe how I feel right now better than this song can. Complete Lyrics Periodically I need a good reminder that I am different than most people–and that’s OK! It’s so easy to get caught up in trying to conform. In reality, we are all different, and life is most beautiful when we accentuate [...]

My experience in translation has been limited mostly to correspondence and unofficial documents at work. I’m learning that it takes a lot more work than I expected to be a good translator. I’m currently enrolled in a translation class and here are some of the basics we’ve learned so far. Translation consists of three basic [...]

That’s what most people say when I answer that question the first time around. It’s called Translation and Localization Management. No one’s really heard of it except the people that actually do it, so don’t feel bad. Let’s break it down: Translation – to recreate in the target language a mental construct expressed in the [...]

Ok, so I’ve always thought I would get around to having a family–I’ve always wanted to settle down with a lovely wife and enjoy (parents, stop laughing) raising some kids. But tonight, at a rather late hour, I was watching this video, and I felt stronger than ever before that I want the experiences that [...]