More than Words

*Three Minute Read (Para leer en español, haga clic aquí) “Hey, you guys!” Anyone remember Sloth from The Goonies?  He is such a sweet and loveable character. If you haven’t seen the movie, I highly recommend it. It’s fun, easy, …

*Three Minute Read I was in a bit of shock upon hearing the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial last week.  I was hopeful things had changed and he would be found guilty, but unfortunately, I was anticipating he would …

*Lectura de tres minutos (To read in English, click here) Hace un año el mundo se detuvo debido a la COVID-19. Se dijo que sería por unas pocas semanas para controlar la propagación del virus, pero, como ya todos sabemos, …

*Three Minute Read (Para leer en español, haga clic aquí) A year ago the world was shutting down due to Covid. There was talk of only being shut down for a few weeks to reign in the spread of the …

Bridging the Gap (BTG) is a basic training class for aspiring or newer medical interpreters. ASL interpreters are welcome to take BTG, but the majority of BTG participants at LUNA are spoken language interpreters. Early in the 40-hour class, BTG …

*Lectura de tres minutos (To read in English, click here) Hace varios años solía consentirme con un masaje una vez al mes. Me encantaba la tranquilidad de no tener distracciones durante una hora y, por supuesto, también los beneficios terapéuticos …

*Three Minute Read (Para leer en español, haga clic aquí) Several years ago I used to treat myself to a massage about once a month. I loved the quiet of no distractions for an hour and of course also the …

The term “certified translation” applies to official documents that need certification in terms of completeness and accuracy to meet the needs of a government agency or a company. Documents that require certified translation may include legal business forms, submissions to …

The term “official translation” refers to the translation of official or legal forms such as birth and death certificates, marriage and divorce licenses, wills and consent forms, and any other official document that requires certification. The official translation usually comes …

In a language services agency like LUNA, two common positions are those of “interpreter” and “coordinator”. While interpreters may possess the needed language skills, not all of them are familiar with the operations of an interpreting agency. Therefore, interpreters must …