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MITI qualification

Posted on February 7, 2023 by pavitra baxi in Uncategorized

I took the MITI assessment last year after much procrastination. Read about my experience in the ITI Bulletin

https://www.iti.org.uk/resource/iti-bulletin-january-february-2023.html

Medical translation – my journey

Posted on May 26, 2022June 23, 2022 by pavitra baxi in Published articles

In this ITI Bulletin article, I wrote about how I got into medical translation. I’m glad I picked up this specialism.

There is, of course, a sense of achievement in tackling a difficult subject, but the satisfaction of contributing to the well-being of fellow human beings is immeasurable.

Link: Taking to the medicine

SEO Decoded

Posted on February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 by pavitra baxi in Published articles

As a co-editor of the American Translators Association’s Science and Technology blog, I wrote an article on how SEO can be used by translators to improve their online presence. Here’s a link to it: Seo Decoded

The magician

Posted on September 5, 2021June 23, 2022 by pavitra baxi in #Write52

I turned 40 last month. It was a weird and wonderful feeling.
Weird because, as a kid, 40 meant an age when you start feeling/acting old. An age where you start to think more about endings than beginnings. Nothing of that sort happened, I am feeling exactly the opposite: younger than ever, more in command and control of my emotions. Just a bit more sorted in the head.
Wonderful because I’m experiencing a phase of “experienced youth”. 40 has turned me into a magician: I am reliving my youth without the insecurities and superficialities.

The past plays tricks on me,
Letting out of its hat,
Just the things I want to see.

Making me believe,
I was cut into half,
When, in fact,
The mirror was playing its
Part.

Concealing from Now,
sometimes pain, oftentimes pleasure,
Giving them a different life
and different names altogether.

Unconvinced of my role
I blame it on destiny,
Written by a cruel monster,
Pleasures too few,
And griefs too many.

But the pen is with me,
So is the paper,
I am the magician,
Neither my past,
Not my present,
Not even my future.

This post is a part of #Write52. A commitment to write something worth sharing. Find out more: https://www.write52.com/

Languages and Sciences

Posted on May 11, 2020June 23, 2022 by pavitra baxi in Published articles

I recently wrote an article in the ITI bulletin regarding the importance of language learning for STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) students.

Merits of language learning are often downplayed, especially for STEM students. Most of them live under this false impression that those good in science subjects cannot learn languages. This is far from true and while I admit that language learning requires time and effort, it is not necessarily an impossible feat.

Here is the link to the article: Languages and STEM

Hope you enjoy reading it.