La Vie en Rose
I must have been five or six, but I still remember vividly the day I realized I could read. I was gingerly crossing an intersection in my hometown, my father towing me by the hand, when the hazy neon light in the distance suddenly collapsed into a meaningful string of letters: “c-i-n-e-m-a”. The feeling was […]
Breaking the Starbucks Code A Cup at a Time
I am an unusual Brazilian, for I hate coffee. Well, I don’t particularly hate it, but for the most part I don’t remember it exists. Until a friend buys me some, that is. I then will sit and sip it slowly enough to get me through a conversation without embarrassing my host. Half of my […]
Finnish: My Newest Language
Wondering why it took me so long to write a post? I was too busy learning FINNISH! Don’t believe me? Well, check out the impeccable translations I have just completed in English AND Portuguese, of an article by Teija Potenze in the Journal of the Finnish Translators’ Association (voted one of the most prestigious T&I journals in […]