101. When you live with a freelance translator Posted on 23 March 2016 by aparthenos If you are about to share your home with a freelance translator these are some good points to keep in mind before it's too late: They don't necessarily follow the traditional 8 working hours A cup of coffee has the power to transform their typical growl into a smile They'd praise anyone who could invent a machine that made them translate even while they sleep Holidays, patron and birthday? What are you talking about? They end up checking all your purchases to see whether they are translated correctly Their classic professional attire is a pair of sweatpants Don't fool yourselves, they will correct every single one of your typos In the summertime their favorite tan is Pale white They do like to meet people and even go to parties, even if doesn't seem so When working on a rush project everything is secondary to the deadline, even cleaning the house They don't JUST speak 2 languages Nobody EVER knows what they do for a living Being a translator is a state of mind They luuuuuuuuuuve cats Just because they speak to the Wi-Fi signal it doesn't mean they are crazy When the rest of the neighborhood will be fast asleep, your apartment will still have the lights on. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)