{"id":513,"date":"2015-04-06T20:07:08","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T20:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/?p=513"},"modified":"2017-09-20T20:07:29","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T20:07:29","slug":"this-that-vignettes-of-a-professional-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/2015\/04\/06\/this-that-vignettes-of-a-professional-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"This & That \u2015 Vignettes of a Professional Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: PLD member\u2019s personal archives
\nTaken at the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden in Portland, Oregon, USA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Introducing a new column by\u00a0Ines Bojlesen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Why \u201cThis & That\u201d? Well, after more than forty years as a translator and interpreter, I realize that I am good at \u201cThis\u201d and \u201cThat,\u201d but that I also suck at \u201cThis\u201d and \u201cThat\u201d. And I bet you will relate to \u201cThis\u201d as much as to \u201cThat.\u201d We experience moments of excellence and also those we would rather forget but need to keep as a lesson learned.<\/p>\n

I see this space as an opportunity to share my professional journey, one that I enjoy every day. Before venturing into translating, I felt an urge to write, to take down random thoughts, even as a young child in Brazil. Languages were part of my upbringing; my father spoke six languages and exposed his daughters to all six through books, songs and daily activities. I also lived in the U.S. as an exchange student during my senior year of high school, an experience that confirmed languages would be my profession.<\/p>\n

I have a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Industrial Design but have always worked with language-related activities. I worked for a couple of U.S. corporations and also at the U.S. Consulate in S\u00e3o Paulo. In the early 70s, I was appointed \u201cTradutora P\u00fablica e Int\u00e9rprete Comercial\u201d in S\u00e3o Paulo and worked in this capacity until my resignation last year.<\/p>\n

When I moved to the U.S. for good in 1998, I gradually phased out my clients in Brazil and started to build my career here. One of the first things I did was to become a member of the ATA and network with the Oregon translating community. I have worked out of my home office since then and expanded my expertise in the never-ending race to keep up with terminology, technology and all the -logies that apply to the trade.<\/p>\n

I feel like every day is a blank canvas. When I sit at the computer, I never know what surprises will come my way. One pleasant surprise was to find an e-mail from PLD Administrator Tereza Braga last week inviting me to be part of the PLD Blog. I was active in the PLD for many years as treasurer, co-editor and designer of PLData during Tereza\u2019s earlier administration. It will be fun and challenging to join the blogging era in this venue.<\/p>\n

Aging (or should I say \u201cmaturing\u201d) has made me question more, probe deeper and\u2026 want to learn more. I will be writing about the search to find answers and to understand how our profession evolves and transforms. I hope reading my\u00a0blog posts will be entertaining and interesting.<\/p>\n

I finish \u201cThis\u201d today with something I wrote that I am sure writers and translators also experience from time to time. The \u201cThat\u201d will be the subject of my next blog entry.<\/p>\n

Writer\u2019s Block<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I never thought that a block
\n<\/em>A long distance to be walked,
\n<\/em>A major piece of a building,
\n<\/em>Could be a stubborn foe of creation.<\/em><\/p>\n

I decided to ignore it.<\/em>
\nTo treat it just as a writer\u2019s<\/em>
\nInfatuation or excuse.<\/em>
\nI put it far and away<\/em>
\nAnd sat down resolute.<\/em><\/p>\n

Today I\u2019m going to compose<\/em>
\nSo much I found to transpose.<\/em>
\nThis will be the day<\/em>
\nI will succeed to convey.<\/em><\/p>\n

I erased the deep frown,<\/em>
\nWhat a story being formed!<\/em>
\nEvery part skillfully wrought:<\/em>
\npeople, places, a clever plot.<\/em><\/p>\n

Then, too much time,<\/em>
\nNot enough substance.<\/em>
\nNow, no time to waste,<\/em>
\nContent crafted at easy pace.<\/em>
\nSo much to write about.<\/em>
\nInspiration, at last!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Photo: PLD member\u2019s personal archives Taken at the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden in Portland, Oregon, USA Introducing a new column by\u00a0Ines Bojlesen Why \u201cThis & That\u201d? Well, after more than forty years as a translator and interpreter, I realize that I am good at \u201cThis\u201d and \u201cThat,\u201d but that I also suck at \u201cThis\u201d and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-513","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-this-that","7":"entry"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=513"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":515,"href":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513\/revisions\/515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}