The legend behind the name “Tiramisù”
Tiramisù is one of the most famous Italian desserts. This dessert is typically made of eggs, sugar, savoiardi– a kind of ladyfingers-, mascarpone cheese, coffee, and cocoa powder. However, as with mo [...]
Do you know who the Ampelmann is?
Ampelmann is a German word that means traffic light man. It was designed in 1961 by Karl Peglau, a psychologist working for the medical service in the transport system in Germany. The Ampelmann was h [...]
Reducing our carbon footprint as freelancers
We are currently living a climate emergency, and more and more people are becoming aware of this and trying to do something about it. If you are one of those people worried about our planet, here are [...]
MA in Audiovisual Translation: Dissertation
After finishing my Bachelor of Arts in English Philology, in 2013 I decided to study an MA in Audiovisual Translation as I wanted to specialise in this field. A professor from my university, recommen [...]
An Innovative Game Localisation Model
On June 2018, I was in Barcelona attending Fun for All V organised by TransMedia Catalonia Research Group. It was the first time that I was attending an event on video game translation and accessibil [...]
How Everything Started
Everything started on my first year of primary school, it was the first time we would be studying English at school. Many of my classmates already knew some English, as they attended a language acade [...]