""Words travel worlds. Translators do the driving.""
To be frank, I am not an expert in this field but I do have experience translating blog posts, especially those that write on the topics of history and art history.
Ever since I was a little girl, I have been fascinated by the world of foreign languages. This fascination grew so much that, after graduating from high school, I decided to pursue a double major in English and Russian languages and literature at the University of Zagreb where I am still studying and from which I am expected to graduate in 2023. My very first encounter with translation was when I took part in “Juvenes Translatores”, a competition for young translators organised by The European Commission. I competed in 2014 and my language pair of choice was EN-HR. In spite of not winning for Croatia, I received a special recognition award for delivering an excellent translation. During my higher education, I actively seek translation work as well as any editing and proofreading opportunities. In the past I worked as a copyeditor and proofreader of scholarly papers written by university students. In the past year I translated blog articles and voice overs, and I am currently working on translating a series of historical fiction short stories (language pair: HR-EN).
My professional methodology for a standard translation project is
Once I receive a text that needs to be translated, I first read the text and come up with a glossary. Then I start translating and, if needed, I use the glossary as reference. When I am done translating, I review the translated copy and edit and proofread it several times until I am satisfied with the finished translation.