Global Wordsmiths

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For some people, interpreting begins with professional training. For others, it starts at home. For Disha, language has always been a bridge—connecting her family to doctors, schools, services, and the community around them. Long before becoming a professional interpreter, she was helping her mother, grandparents, and relatives navigate life in a new country. Born in Kenya to a family originally from Gujarat, India, Disha grew up speaking Gujarati, her first language, along with Hindi and...

Phot credit: Shannon Stapelton / Reuters From all of us at Global Wordsmiths, we want to express our deepest and most heartfelt sympathy and love to all of our Venezuelan friends, your families, and your friends. We are devastated by the humanitarian crisis unfolding since the June 24th earthquake and will be thinking about you all. Hello, friends. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. Given the work we do, reflecting on Independence Day always brings me back to the ways immigrants and...