Month: March 2010

Annual report 2010

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I am working on a translation project that is quite intense. It is an annual report for an organization in Niagara Falls. It deals a lot with the tourism industry,…

Egg Producers

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I just completed a 2-day assignment on Egg Producers in Ontario. It was an interesting couple of days, and I am proud that our farmers care so much about what…

Health services in French

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On Tuesday and Wednesday, I worked at a forum that dealt with delivering health services for Francophones in places in Canada where French is a minority language. I think it’s…

Union Rally in Sudbury

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On Sunday, March 21st, I was in charge of setting up all the audiovisual equipment, interpretation booths, and hiring the Portuguese and French interpreters for a global meeting between unions.…

10000 words in 48 hours!!!

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I just translated 10000 words in the last 48 hours, and I still have 1000 to go to complete this project! It is a highly classified document, so I think…

Next series of assignments

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I am getting everything ready to head out to Sudbury tomorrow. I will be working at an international event involving several union activists from several countries. They are all going…

Voice-overs

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I just finished two stressful days of voice-overs. It is very different to interpret in a studio setting instead of a conference. For starters, there is the added stress of…

Langdon Hall

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After a stressful week working in Toronto on Monday and Tuesday and in Magog on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, I finally had a bit of time for some R&R with…