I’ve been working as a full-time freelance translator since 2000. It’s easy to say—but it speaks volumes. To stay in this field for so many years—surrounded by so much strong competition—you have to deliver for clients: top-tier linguistic and professional skills, the ability to adapt and keep evolving, true teamwork, and many other qualities that come with the job (too many to list without sounding self-congratulatory). I’m the first to insist on delivering the highest quality—so I can keep making a living from, and enjoying, a vocation where knowledge keeps growing, sharpening, and accumulating every single day.