13 years in international development work; 7 years, a homemaker followed by 3.5 years in working as a Spanish-English literary translator. It is a lesson in endurance and self-motivation and belief that I will be earning a regular income at some point. The upside is that I choose the projects that I work on. The downside is that I choose the projects I work on - there is no guarantee of getting good projects lining up at one's doors. I belong to a couple of Translator forums and have found that many are academics as well. These forums have been worth every dollar for me because they discuss content, contracts, curmudgeonly clients et al! And gained some colleagues and friends as a result.
Radhika On Sat, Jul 24, 2021 at 1:26 PM Jahnavi Phalkey <jahnavi.phal...@gmail.com> wrote: > You start out excited and then descend into feeling increasingly like an > idiot. And then things likely change again. In about three and a half > years. I don’t yet know what comes after that. 🤣 > > But this is much better done as an across the table conversation. > > Jahnavi > > Please excuse brevity or typos. Sent from a mobile device. > > > On 24-Jul-2021, at 10:18 PM, Alok Prasanna Kumar <kautilya...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Read this fascinating piece on the Guardian > > > https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/jul/14/leaving-burnout-behind-the-pain-and-pleasure-of-starting-a-new-career-in-my-50s > > ? > > > > ...and wondered if any of you have switched careers later in life (say > 20+ > > years after one) and what was the experience like. > > > > Alok > > > > -- > > Alok Prasanna Kumar > > Advocate > > Ph: +919560065577 > > -- *Translator/Owner* *AzulIndica Translations* *North Vancouver BC, Canada*
