So You Want to be a Freelance Translator or Interpreter: Starting from Scratch

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 14, 2017

Starting your freelance translation business from scratch can be a daunting task. Below are a few of the most fundamental questions to ask yourself…

Book Review: Deconstructing Traditional Notions in Translation Studies

By The Savvy Newcomer | October 31, 2017

Reblogged from the ATA’s Spanish Language Division blog with permission by the author, incl. the image In order to set the context of what…

So You Want to be a Freelance Translator or Interpreter: How is the T&I Industry Laid Out?

By The Savvy Newcomer | August 15, 2017

How is the T&I industry laid out? As a preface, I can think of numerous times since I began working as a translator that…

Study Resources for Translation Certification

By The Savvy Newcomer | February 14, 2017

Our team leader Helen has been a busy bee compiling a list of resources to help translators interested in taking the ATA certification exam.…

Universidad de Alcalá: A Day in the Life

By The Savvy Newcomer | February 7, 2017

I went into my master’s program at Spain’s Universidad de Alcalá convinced I wanted to be an interpreter. A year later I was a…

Interpreting 101: An Interview with Student Interpreters

By The Savvy Newcomer | April 5, 2016

By Kimberley Hunt I had a chance to catch up with three interpretation students at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS).…

What is the Hardest Foreign Language to Learn?

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 19, 2016

By Alison Kroulek Reblogged from The Language Blog by K International with permission from the author (including the images) No matter what, learning a…

3 Ways to Enhance Your Medical Interpreter Training Experience

By The Savvy Newcomer | October 27, 2015

By Erin Rosales Reblogged from Connecting Cultures with permission from the author (incl. the image) You finally did it! After months of consideration and…

What I Care About

By The Savvy Newcomer | October 2, 2015

By Helen Eby What have I learned over the last few months? I care about people. María Díaz. Wow! She was one of my…

Universitat Pompeu Fabra: A Day in the Life

By The Savvy Newcomer | February 17, 2015

By Carmen Salomón Hernández I finished my high school degree, including the International Baccalaureate Diploma in 2011 and decided to study Translation and Interpreting…

How to Make the Most of Your Last Year at University? 7 Essential Steps for Translation Students

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 20, 2015

By Marta Stelmaszak My last year at university as a translation student was a blast. I was thrilled to see how the quality of my…

MIIS: A Day in the Life

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 13, 2015

By Erin Teske My first glimpse of what it would be like to be a student at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey,…