My New Vintage Seal and Logo

The seal plays with the Latin spelling of my name (Magalhães is the original Portuguese name for Magellan). The motto, which again ties back to the intrepid navigator, translates loosely as tossed by the winds, always afloat. It is also on the coat of arms of Paris. And in the wake of the terror attacks in […]

5 Detox Strategies for Multilingual Professionals

Jerome, the illustrious theologian and linguist we celebrate as the patron saint of translators, may have been canonized after his death, but while he trudged the earth his temper was rather unsaintly. His knack for languages was rivaled only by a talent for attracting trouble and making adversaries, often going several rounds with them regarding […]

Think You Have an Edge? Think Again

Think You Have An Edge? Think Again In 1988, I was living in Constance, West Germany, as a graduate student. The Seoul Olympics were upon us. I would compromise on anything, as long as I didn’t miss the men’s 100-meter dash final, the long-awaited confrontation between the legendary Carl Lewis and the Jamaican turned Canadian […]