Posts about First Translation
Sending Help or Talking to Your Family: Difficult for Yemeni Canadians
Yemeni authorities have imposed restrictions on some of WhatsApp's features, including voice calls.
Ten Years of a Beautiful Friendship
It's been a decade of an incredible journey. What a ride has it been!
Seven Years and Counting…
A very brief summary of a seven-year long wonderful and unexpected journey.
My greater motivation to translate for GV
I was introduced to GV in May 2009 by the founding editor of GV Swahili, Joe Tungaraza. I used to know him as one of the pioneers of Swahili blogosphere...
10 Years Ago Today, Global Voices’ First Post Appeared…
10 years ago today, the first post appeared on the Global Voices site. Join us as we kick off celebrations building up to our official 10th birthday on December 11!
My 2 Years with GV
I got to know GV just over two years ago, in the spring of 2012. I first came across the German version of GV while looking for volunteer translation opportunities...
Singing Presidents and Way of Thinking
As many of other GVers, I found Global Voices by Google, and, as many, I love Google for that. I wanted to train my English and translation skills, but as...
My little secret, now disclosed
Friday 8pm, friends leaving the office in Mexico City. SA: – I can't wait to go home, take a shower, go to a bar and have a cold beer (or...
Spring: how the Arab one induced mine..
It was quite weird reading an e-mail asking me to write something about my first encounter with GV. It's weird because of the timing. Just yesterday, and out of the...
My Lesson on Dignity
When I started to volunteer as a translator for Global Voices, I had already been a keen reader for years. My first translation has been a quick read by Rami...
