And now… what?

Lately I’ve been feeling like my life is at a crossroad. I spend the last six years looking forward to finishing my degree and now that I got it… Don’t know what to do. The only thing I’m certain about is that I don’t want to be a teacher. No way. Children need a whole lot of patience  and it’s not my strong suit. And, by the way, teaching doesn’t make me feel fulfilled. So, once we exclude teaching from my list of possible jobs, what jobs are left? Work as a freelance isn’t included among my options because I’m too new at this to start working by myself. Well, I’m too new at this for whatever job. So maybe getting some extra training will be the option for me; my German and English language skills need to be strengthened and so my self-confidence when I work with them.  Maybe my only option is to apply for a scholarship abroad. But what scholarship… and where?Should I apply for a Leonardo scholarship or is there any other scholarship better for us translators? I’m so confused…I’ll have to keep up to date with all scholarships available for us, maybe one day I’ll find the right one for me.

Sick, sick, sick

Today I’m sick. Literally and figuratively.

Sick because I caught the flu and I’m feeling like hell.

Sick because some of my student’s moms. Cannot figure out why it’s so difficult for them to understand their kids have limitations. They have to work harder to pass their exams,  and they deserve our recognition for their efforts although eventually they don’t  get an A but a B or B-. I hate moms who are constantly criticizing their children and never tell them their are proud of them.

Sick because I’m tired of being home. Just needing a breath of fresh air.

Maybe it’s time to join a gym. Release of adrenaline would soothe my troubled soul. 

Hispania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hispania. That’s the name of the new TV series included in my must-watch list. Hispania offers us a perfect opportunity to go into our country’s Roman roots. Spain has suffered the consequences of several conquests and the resulting subjugation of its people. Yes, they’ve left us a huge cultural legacy but I wonder if the suffering and the lost of lives were worth it.

The treatment women received makes me shiver just thinking about it.  No matter how hard I try, I still cannot understand why human beings has being so cruel to women. YES, I said human beings, because women were also cruel to women. That’s even harder to understand. What did we do, female gender, to deserve such a suffering? Anyway, watching Hispania has made me realize how privileged I am to have a voice in our society. I’m proud of all those women who fought for equality, for having our rights be respected. I owe them everything I have in my life. It it wasn’t for them, we couldn’t vote or go to university, or what’s worse, something we used to take for granted: we couldn’t express our opinions or marry whoever we want to. Without their fight, we’d be a real zero.

However, our fight isn’t over yet. We’ve come a long journey, but there’s still a long road ahead us.