No I'm not a translator, or I should say that I don't do that for a living. I had an interesting situation yesterday. A martial arts instructor from Columbia came to visit and speak with my sifu.
He spoke very little English and my sifu did not speak that much Spanish, so I was to act as a translator between the two.
I have to say that it was a unique experience. As far as I can remember, this is the first time I have ever translated between two languages. It was fun, but also nerve wrecking. As you are listening from one language to the next you are trying to make sure that you are understanding every point being made. Then you are figuring out how to best relay that information.
Although I am bilingual, I still have some difficulties speaking. I grew up speaking both, but used English more. When I go to Peru to visit family I find it a bit nerve wrecking to speak with them. Ha! Yeah, this must sound completely ridiculous.
So, yesterday was very enlightening. I felt good knowing what my capabilities were!
On a more irritating note. Back in October (I believe), I reported an issue with my medical insurance. I went to a hearing, and a few days ago I received a decision. Well, my insurance is going to be discontinued because I make a hundred dollars over my current carrier's eligible requirements. It sucks, but the positive side is that they are required to assist me with the switch to the next tier in insurance. This is good because that way I won't suffer from any lapse in coverage.
Ahh, these are some of the positive and negative perks of working part-time.
Lastly, and I should have put this up days ago. My PS3 is back in working order and I'm happy to have it back home! I tested the system out only once so far because I'm a little hesitant to use it for fear of the lens going out on me again. Ha, I'm just being silly about it, but I don't want to go through that set back again.
I plan on giving my PS3 a large hard drive upgrade very soon, so that will help alleviate my stress and concerns. Rest assured I will document it here when it happens. So, in the end there's a positive note.
Well, that's it for now.
Talk soon.
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