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The Quiet Side of Sacrifice
Some decisions take only a moment to make, but days, sometimes much longer, to understand. Perhaps the hardest sacrifices are not the ones we make bec ...
How Do You Move On When Someone Hasn’t Really Let You Go?
I’m not sure if anyone has gone through something similar, but lately I’ve been struggling with a situation that I honestly don’t kn ...
Walking Away From My Family to Find My Peace.
Being an Interpreter
Let Me Finish
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
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Interpreter Stories
Being an Interpreter
What does it mean to be an interpreter? After years of taking calls, training interpreters, and learning from those around me, I’ve come to real ...
The Stories We Carry Home
Sometimes the most meaningful stories do not come from books, films, or even our own lives. They arrive through unexpected encounters with people who ...
Do We Really Remember Our Past Lives?
Several weeks ago, I interpreted a conversation from a psychiatric ward. A worried parent was trying to understand her son’s condition. He had b ...
Your Voice in Mine
Using an Interpreter Effectively
Calls That Keep Me Going
The Voice on the Other End is Human Too
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医療通訳業界の限界点
長年にわたり、医療通訳者、電話通訳（OPI）、そしてビデオ遠隔通訳（VRI）の業界では、「この市場は成長している」と言われ続けてきました。 医療機関では言語アクセスの需要が高ま ...
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The Quiet Side of Sacrifice
Some decisions take only a moment to make, but days, sometimes much longer, to understand. Perhaps the hardest sacrifices are not the ones we make bec ...
How Do You Move On When Someone Hasn’t Really Let You Go?
I’m not sure if anyone has gone through something similar, but lately I’ve been struggling with a situation that I honestly don’t kn ...
Walking Away From My Family to Find My Peace.
Let Me Finish
When I’m No Longer Here
BTM RECOMMENDATIONS
REVIEWS
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
I honestly didn’t expect to enjoy Stuart Fails to Save the Universe as much as I do. Usually, I’m the kind of person who skips a show’s opening after watching it once or twice. Once I’ve heard the theme song and seen the intro, I’m ready to get to the episode. But with Stuart Fails ...
The Boroughs (on Netflix)
If someone pitched you a supernatural mystery set in a retirement community, your first reaction might be skepticism. That was certainly ours. Yet aft ...
The Call (2020 Netflix)
Plot and Story The Call is a Korean psychological thriller that takes a deceptively simple idea and stretches it into something deeply unsettling. The ...
Rainy Weekend Reading Playlist
There’s a certain kind of quiet that only shows up when it rains, the kind that softens everything, slows your thoughts, and makes even a simple cup ...
Ghost (1990) – A Love Beyond Time
The Chill Squad is recommending something to watch over the rainy weekend. While it’s chill, we thought what would be a nice movie to watch. Ghost. ...
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TRAVEL & FOOD
Kanbe Ramen (Desa Park City)
We dropped by Kanbe Ramen during the holidays, expecting the usual long queues this place is known for, but surprisingly, it was the complete opposite. No crowd, no waiting. We walked right in, were greeted almost immediately, and got seated without ...
Health and Wellness
Why Interpreters Feel Rusty After a Vacation?
After returning from a vacation, many interpreters experience something they rarely admit out loud. The first few calls feel different. A familiar med ...
Understanding Stickler Syndrome and Hearing Loss
I interpreted a call involving a young girl diagnosed with Stickler Syndrome and severe hearing loss. Listening to the challenges faced by her family ...
Vasovagal Syncope
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LIFE
Where did the music go?
Every day the world seems to wake up to another headline of war, another city in ruins, another family torn apart. It’s heartbreaking to see how muc ...
Finally… Why Coffee Cups Have That Tiny Second Hole
The other day, I came across an article from Reader’s Digest about something I’ve honestly wondered about so many times before. You know those tak ...
Do People Even Read Anymore?
Is Blogging Becoming a Lost Art? There was a time when reading was the internet. Before algorithms decided what we should see, before endless video fe ...
…till death do us part…
Dementia is the cruelest illness. It was a follow up call and during a routine questionnaire for an assessment . Interviewer : “Who drives you to ge ...
THE JOB & INSIGHTS
The Blame Game
Every time communication breaks down during a medical encounter, someone inevitably asks the same question: Whose fault was it? Was it the interpreter who chose the wrong words? Was it the healthcare provider who explained something poorly? Was it th ...
