Beyond 50, back to learning

I can write in this foreign language and what I write can be understood although it is not written correctly. I remember one time back in 1991 I went out for a cup of coffee with a woman who was a classmate in an English class (advanced level) and I told her that I liked translating so much that I’d want to do that for a living. Well, at last I am an English-Spanish translator.

I translate occasionally from Spanish into English (I work in a pharmaceutical company which makes generic pharmaceuticals) but I am positive that I don’t do that correctly. When I began translating pharmaceutical documents and medicine articles I came across the term ‘scientific writer’. It sounded beautiful to my ears. It occurred to me that I’d want to be just that. I am not much of a scientist. To say the truth I am not a scientist at all. I dropped out of college unable to finish a major in electronic engineering. Anyway I spent long periods of time locked in my bedroom studying by myself and I became proficient with math and other related subjects. I have a good science background but I have to apply myself to learning to write properly in English, the most important language in the world.

At the same time I have to learn to write proficiently in Spanish, my mother tongue. This can sound preposterous but truth be told, must people in Spanish spoken countries are unable to handle their tongue properly. In my country, our educational system is so ineffective as to render a large portion of our population functionally illiterate.

Well that is not my case. I can write in Spanish well enough but my mind is always in turmoil due to my ADHD and at the same time I seem to lack the will to review my writing before I post it in a blog or a social network.

I am past 50 and I intend to learn how to write properly in both languages. That is a challenge and an interesting journey. I hope to see you on the road.

I love you Karenn Kiowa.