Oct 13, 2024 | English blog
I used to think that reading books for my professional development must generally be non-fiction, simply by increasing my subject knowledge about historical events. Little did I know that reading novels can play an equally important role. As a translator you need to...
Apr 27, 2024 | English blog
One of my favourite CPD activities is the German Genealogica conference in which I partake every year since it started in 2021. Everyone with an interest in ancestry research can find plenty of help and ideas, and once again, I found some amazing information to help...
Nov 4, 2023 | English blog, Uncategorized
It had been on my to-do list for a long time and this summer, I was finally able to visit the Emigration Museum in Bremerhaven, the Deutsches Auswandererhaus. Ever since I listened to a podcast interview with the museum’s director, Simone Blaschka (see my last blog...
Jul 31, 2022 | English blog, Uncategorized
When, in my last blog, I wrote about how I continue to develop my professional skills, I thought it might be an idea to report in a little more detail about the most interesting activities. Let me begin by talking about German emigrants over the centuries. The German...
Apr 13, 2022 | English blog
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...
Dec 24, 2021 | English blog
… 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...
