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Reading books for professional development
Reading not only non-fiction books but also novels can help improve the subject knowledge and the range of vocabulary for translators. Well-written and well-researched historical novels trace the complicated process of decision-making in difficult and dark times, enabling us to get closer to the Why.
Genealogica 2024
My favourite speakers: Andrea Bentschneider from Beyond History (here: talking about Jewish genealogy research); Ingeborg Carpenter who told us about the Californian Gold Rush; and Cosima Jungk with her fascinating insight of the Denazification process in Germany after the Second World War.
A visit to the Emigration Museum in Bremerhaven
Getting a feeling of what it was like to embark on the journey to America
German emigrants – a brief summary
Since the 17th century, millions of Germans emigrated abroad. Why? How did they fare?
An interview with Dr Simone Blaschka (podcast by Spiegel Geschichte) gives us ideas, facts, and figures.
My CPD 2021-22
Are you a freelancer? Do you feel a bit overwhelmed at times when you’re juggling work, your own PR, bookkeeping, your tax return, and on top of all that, you’re asked to further develop your professional skills? It’s tempting to use a pause in the workflow to relax...
Happy Christmas and best wishes for 2022
… to all my past, current, and future clients, and to everyone else who happens to read this. As yet another challenging year comes to an end, it’s time to reflect and to look ahead to the immediate future, but it’s also a time to celebrate what went well and what...
Sudeten Germans
If there’s one thing I learned from my work, it’s that I never stop learning from it. During the course of this year, I’ve come across some historical facts that I’ve never been aware of, in particular, those of the so-called “Sudeten Germans”. Previously, I’ve worked...
CATHERINE THE GREAT AND HER GREAT MISTAKE
The recent screening of the TV series Catherine the Great has left me a little bit disappointed. Helen Mirren is, of course, a fantastic actress, but there would have been so much more to say about the Russian Empress. A while ago, I wrote a blog about Catherine the...
WORKING WITH THE PAST
If I had to choose the most interesting project of 2018, I would struggle to decide. Every document has allowed me a unique glimpse into a time that has long passed, something I may have touched upon in a history lesson, a film, a book. What those times really meant...
Reading books for professional development
Reading not only non-fiction books but also novels can help improve the subject knowledge and the range of vocabulary for translators. Well-written and well-researched historical novels trace the complicated process of decision-making in difficult and dark times, enabling us to get closer to the Why.
Genealogica 2024
My favourite speakers: Andrea Bentschneider from Beyond History (here: talking about Jewish genealogy research); Ingeborg Carpenter who told us about the Californian Gold Rush; and Cosima Jungk with her fascinating insight of the Denazification process in Germany after the Second World War.
A visit to the Emigration Museum in Bremerhaven
Getting a feeling of what it was like to embark on the journey to America
German emigrants – a brief summary
Since the 17th century, millions of Germans emigrated abroad. Why? How did they fare?
An interview with Dr Simone Blaschka (podcast by Spiegel Geschichte) gives us ideas, facts, and figures.
My CPD 2021-22
Are you a freelancer? Do you feel a bit overwhelmed at times when you’re juggling work, your own PR, bookkeeping, your tax return, and on top of all that, you’re asked to further develop your professional skills? It’s tempting to use a pause in the workflow to relax...
Happy Christmas and best wishes for 2022
… to all my past, current, and future clients, and to everyone else who happens to read this. As yet another challenging year comes to an end, it’s time to reflect and to look ahead to the immediate future, but it’s also a time to celebrate what went well and what...
Sudeten Germans
If there’s one thing I learned from my work, it’s that I never stop learning from it. During the course of this year, I’ve come across some historical facts that I’ve never been aware of, in particular, those of the so-called “Sudeten Germans”. Previously, I’ve worked...
CATHERINE THE GREAT AND HER GREAT MISTAKE
The recent screening of the TV series Catherine the Great has left me a little bit disappointed. Helen Mirren is, of course, a fantastic actress, but there would have been so much more to say about the Russian Empress. A while ago, I wrote a blog about Catherine the...
WORKING WITH THE PAST
If I had to choose the most interesting project of 2018, I would struggle to decide. Every document has allowed me a unique glimpse into a time that has long passed, something I may have touched upon in a history lesson, a film, a book. What those times really meant...