Day 19 – Writing Challenge – Long-forgotten hobby
Hey! Welcome to Day 19 of the Writing Challenge. While you write for today’s challenge and share about your long-forgotten hobby, you can also check the below topic which will take you through the ups, not downs of being a full-time translator and which tools can help you along the way.
Another topic of the day – Perks and tools of a translator
Long-forgotten hobby
As children, we had a lot of hobbies, like creating crafts, drawing, singing, dancing, and the list never ended. But as we grow the time we spend on our hobbies shrink and we make ourselves comfortable in the squeezed reality. We seldom think about our hobby that we used to love a long time ago. We do not pay attention to the little things that make us happy anymore. Instead, we set goals that if we achieve a particular goal we will be happy otherwise devastated.
Happiness comes from within. A simple one-hour spent doing something you love will go a long way in enhancing the meaning of happiness in your life. It cannot come to you unless you seek.
Let us go down in our memory lane and bring back the hobby that we loved and lived for in our past. I too had a hobby that I used to love during my childhood but left soon after getting overburdened with everything going on in life. A hobby is something personal and it should stick to you till the end, no matter what people say.
I was very fond of creating crafts and painting during my childhood. I was appreciated too for all that I used to create. Creating a craft and sending it to my friends and family as gifts during any special occasion made me happy. Nowadays, I try to read which is my all-time hobby and which has always been alive. But creating crafts and painting are the long-forgotten hobbies that I am trying to revive again.
You too should search within and bring out that hobby that you have forgotten and want to revive in your life. It is never too late to do anything for ourselves.
Thank you for reading the post. With this, today’s challenge comes to an end and we shall go to the next topic.
Perks and tools of a translator
A translator is someone who can help you understand languages that you are not familiar with or aware of and breaks down the boundaries of understanding and seeking the unknown. Translators are very important as they help the knowledge and tales reach out to a wide range of seekers and audiences. Translators have a wide range of services to be provided through verbal or written mode.
Why become a Translator?
Imagine a world without translators and you will realize how they fit in the gap between the creation of a particular work and the reach of that work. Your work may be good but it will be confined to those who know your language but as a translator, you are taking it further, and apart from helping the creators become known beyond their reach, they also help others find their path and answers through those work.
We all love reading in our native language and we seek comfort in the known and fear the unknown. The unknown sets us with the possibility of danger or bliss. It lets us communicate freely and as a translator, you get to be the mediator of great works known to people.
Perks of a Translator
- Flexible schedule and freedom of choosing your work
When you choose to become a translator, you take control of your life and career and decide the kind of work you want to complete. This gives you the satisfaction that you are not stuck in an environment where you are given assignments to work on. As a translator, you choose the assignments you want to work on. The flexibility to choose is one of the most important perks in any career.
- Intercultural associations and indulgence
Understanding multiple languages is bliss in itself. It allows you to indulge in various cultures that are different from yours. It helps you bond with them easily and connect with them on a mental level. In every culture, people connect with others on a native language level. They instantly form a bond if someone speaks their language in a foreign land. It fills a sense of belonging and acceptance. As a translator, you let other cultures’ work travel along with you and spread across wide regions.
- Compelling life
Life is not the same every day. You get to explore the world and make it your life. The unknown may give you fear but at the same time, it gives you all the possibilities of living a life full of adventures and new experiences each day. As a translator, you involve yourself in a life that is not predictable. It can be seen as something good or bad, depending totally on the experience. But isn’t bad experiences are part of our learning? You get to interact with people from different cultures and expand your perspectives about life.
- Solve language barriers and the problems related to it
You may not realize it but there is nothing more relieving than getting someone’s work on a platform that reaches maximum people and the message is well spread across the globe. For example, a writer may write in his language and it creates a language barrier for people who are not well-versed with that particular language. They do not get to read it and apply it. It may be full of knowledge and wisdom but that never reaches the person who is not aware of that language.
A translator solves the language barrier problems. They also help people out of trouble. In case a person is stuck in a foreign language, a verbal translator can be of great help in that country. That person may get time to learn the language but by that time, at least that person is not stuck and life keeps moving. Thanks to the translators!
There can be societal issues a particular community is facing and they are not able to ask for help or convey their messages to the world. A translator will be of great help in this act of humanity where they can help that particular community to overcome challenges.
- Demand and Pay
Translators will always be in demand since we live in a system where we need to interact with the world, connect with them, share each other’s knowledge and appreciate the work and inventions. It is not possible that we can know all the languages and there comes the translator. As long as the world communicates and exchanges on a business or personal level, the demand for translators may never decline.
It may be difficult to good-paying jobs right from the beginning in most cases, but that is the same as other writing jobs. It comes with your expertise and knowledge in the area of your work. The pay is good and worthy of taking up this as your career. You may need to research the region aspect also.
Tools of a Translator
| Tool | Languages offered | Features | Price | Trial available |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MemoQ | Supports up to 100 languages | Supports formats such as Microsoft Word, XLIFF, XML, SDLXLIFF or INDD, Compatible with other translator tools | $770 per license | Yes, 30 days |
| iTranslate | Supports more than 100 languages | Voice output, Translation history, Available on Desktop, Android, and iOS | $5.99 monthly, $49.99 yearly | Yes, 7 days |
| Duolingo | Learn 38 different languages | Personalized learning language app, Levels, and rewards | Free app | Not Applicable |
| Fluency Now | Supports all languages in the ISO 639-2 list | Supports most of the formats, Reuse translations, Encryption | $15 monthly | Yes, 15 days |
| Memsource | Any standard language, Here is the list | Translation management, AI, Machine Translation, translation memory | 4 plans are available starting from $27 per month | Yes, 30 days |
With the list of tools, we come to an end to the article. I hope this article helps you to look into the good things about being a translator.
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