language barriers

Language can be fun and sometimes tricky. “When I speak Spanish to people, do they speak English back?” In this episode of “Negra Como Soy,” Doni and Dr. Rhonda talk about how native Spanish speakers sometimes react differently to people […]

My name is Andrea Bazoin, and I am a translator. In high school, I used my then-limited Spanish to translate for the Central American immigrants who came to my checkout line at the grocery store in our small Nebraska town. Interpreting their “Cuanto cuesta?” was helpful, but I knew what I was really translating was a message of welcome.

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I woke up. My head was spinning not from lack of sleep, but from excitement and anticipation. This day would be a bit different from other days. My family had arrived in Spain […]