February 25, 2015 · 1:06 am
So, Masters degrees are stressful. There’s a lot to learn and only one year to learn it – and when the subject at hand is a skill like conference interpreting, a year seems like an impossibly short amount of time to pick it up. But I’ve been progressing well enough, and at the mock conferences we’ve been running these past few weeks I’ve really surprised myself with how much better I do when a) I’m interpreting a live speaker as opposed to a recording, and b) there’s an audience sitting there and actually relying on me to understand what is being said. The good news: That’s exactly what interpreting is like in a professional setting. The bad news: It’s not what it’s like in the final exam. All in all though, I’m feeling pretty confident.
Sometimes I take pictures of the lecture slides.
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Filed under Cooking, Scotland
Tagged as career, cooking, dinner, food, French, interpreting, jobs, languages, postgraduate, president, society, Spanish, student, translating, university
May 26, 2012 · 2:56 pm
Well, well, well. Look what we have here: the last day of my year abroad. Weird, huh? Especially for those of you who have been following my journey since before I left home for Costa Rica last July. I’m feeling a little sad to be leaving the semester (and the year) behind – but also eager to get started on the next stage of my life: my final year of university and a great job! (At least, I’m confident that it’ll be great, though I haven’t started yet).
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Filed under France, Saturday Spotlight
Tagged as Europe, France, French, languages, life, nostalgia, Strasbourg, study abroad, switzerland, travel, university
May 9, 2012 · 10:20 pm
Hi everyone! It’s hump day!
Well, not for me because Wednesday is the only day I work, but it’s still a fun thing to announce at the start of a blog post.
I’m taking a break from my stories to bring you all up to date with various new things going on in my current life. Exams may be over, but I’m still busy – kinda – doing some things I’d like to briefly share with you. Continue reading →
Roamward Bound 