Category: Translator life
Faces of Gengo: Damien
We’re excited to welcome Damien, another dedicated Gengo Wordsmith to our hall of fame roster. One of our English to French translators, he started learning English at a young age through video games and movies. Now a full-time Gengo translator, he shares some of the perks of freelancing and offe...
Found in translation: A travel journal
This month, we’re featuring a travel photo journal by our guest blogger, Elena Ruiz, an English to Spanish translator from Spain. She recounts her first trip to Japan with dramatic black and white photos showcasing the country’s unique culture. Doing translation is a great way to dis...
Hall of fame: Catrina
We would like to welcome Catrina to our distinctive roster of hall of famers. A translator in two language pairs, Dutch to English and vice versa, her childhood hobbies kick started her journey to English fluency and her overseas work experience greatly influenced her translation career. She beli...
Seven habits of highly effective translators
Aristotle once said,“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit” and successful people have proven that maintaining good habits is one of the essential steps to achieving one’s goals, whether big or small. As the translation and language service industry conti...
Faces of Gengo: Keiji
When he’s not out meeting new business partners, Keiji, our business development manager can be seen discussing ideas with other Gengons to make the workflow better for his valued customers. His goal-oriented mindset and enthusiasm to uphold the Japanese philosophy of ‘kaizen’ (continuous improve...
Hall of fame: Christine
Another polyglot gets the nod and enters the Hall of fame this year. Originally from Vancouver, Canada, Christine is a French, Portuguese and Spanish to English translator whose exposure to different cultures and languages has contributed to her accomplishments as a Gengo Wordsmith. She advises n...