By Carol Shaw World-renowned Ecuadorian artist Ramón Piaguaje often paints in bare feet. He closes his eyes from time to time, sometimes squinting to reduce his field of vision to a single spot on the canvas. His canvases can be quite large. His subject certainly is. Piaguaje paints the vast Amazon-basin forest where he was born and raised. Each brush stroke speaks with … [Read more...]
Year-End Review
As 2018 comes to a close, we look back on a world separated by language barriers. Interpreters have been in the news. Every day, we enable communication at medical appointments, conferences, educational settings, judicial environments and human resources meetings, to name a few. All this has required that we take our responsibility seriously, be prepared, be impartial, be … [Read more...]
Love, Appreciation, and Affection
With Love, Appreciation and Affection The holidays always bring out the best in people; regardless of our beliefs, religious, and cultural background, it inspires us to give love, appreciation, and affection. It reminds us that there is always hope and a reason to celebrate the positive aspects of the year that it is about to end. Love 2017 was a year to remember … [Read more...]
Happy New Year!
The year is almost over and I must say that living thru the Thomas Fire definitely put a damper on the holiday season here in Santa Barbara. Breathing in smoke and watching the ash snowing down all around us was not the kind of white Christmas I had in mind! But with the tireless dedication of over 8500 brave firefighters, the largest fire in California’s history is finally … [Read more...]
Happy New Year!
Dear Colleagues, 2016 was a challenging year in many ways, at home and abroad. It was a year where we realized that there are many voices that need to be heard. A year that posed challenges to our ability to embrace that which is different. A year that showed us that self reflection and internal work is vital to bringing about the possibility of tolerance. Now … [Read more...]