So I’m studying to be a conference interpreter, a way to make my passion for languages a tangible career. I went home for Christmas and was chatting with my father who speaks 6 languages and he made me feel like a piece of shit, although I know it wasn’t his intention. I was describing how intensely I’ve been studying and all the things I’m looking forward to after getting certified and he basically said, « it’s not that hard. I interpreted after just six months of knowing Spanish and only 4 months of knowing Italian, in a professional environment. » I’ve been studying my languages for years now, albeit not that seriously until the past few months, and I have really low self-esteem (working on it 🤞). Now idk if I really want to follow through with my plans because I feel like I should be learning faster and better by now. Idk what to do.
TLDR: my dad told me interpreting is easy, I’ve been studying really hard, but progress is slow and I’m starting to feel discouraged. Now I’m questioning my career path. What to do?
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