Category: Translator life
Faces of Gengo: Julie
A university student based in Denmark, Julie is a young and well-traveled Gengo translator in two language pairs. Having lived in different countries growing up ignited her passion for languages and translation. Wise beyond her years, she has a great thirst for knowledge – one of the traits of a ...
Faces of Gengo: Bruno
Our English to Portuguese translator Bruno became a Wordsmith by impressing customers with his high-quality translations, even without the help of paid tools. Find out how much he enjoys his full-time translation career and how working with Gengo has greatly impacted his quality of life. National...
Faces of Gengo: Beya
Based in Tunisia, Beya joined our growing list of Gengo Wordsmiths last year and she firmly believes translation opened up her world in different ways. An English teacher and French to English translator, she is passionate in everything she does and reminds fellow translators about the greater va...
Translating under the Northern Lights
My love for languages goes back quite a long time, in fact to when I was in Year 5 and started learning English at school. Later, I became a language teacher and met my partner Grahame, who is English and with whom I started translation work for a renowned German lifestyle magazine. We were livin...
Yoga for translators and digital nomads
Most Gengo translators know me as their Community Manager. What they don’t know is that when I’m not working online, the likelihood of me doing a forearm stand or backbending on my mat is extremely high. I’ve been practicing yoga for eight years and acquired my 200-hour teacher certification from...
Faces of Gengo: Shweta
With “Never give up” as her motto, it comes as no surprise that Shweta, a Cardiff-based translator, gained Hall of fame status in less than two years. Throughout her Gengo journey, she has bravely overcome challenges and tests that have helped grow, and now that she’s a qualified Pro level transl...