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La langue et la culture française

Bonjour, Je m’appelle Beckie Loewenstein. Je voudrais vous parler de ma passion pour la langue et la culture française. En tant qu’enfant, j’ai vécu en Belgique avec ma famille pendant trois ans et demi, et j’ai appris parler français. J’ai eu l’occasion de voyager avec eux à travers l’Europe de l’Ouest. Nous apprenions le français à l'école, et mes parents voulaient également que nous écoutions la radio et la télévision belge à la maison. J’ai lu beaucoup de livres en français. J’ai parlé français quand nous avons visité la France. Là nous avons visité des musées en plein air et exploré des châteaux. C'était tellement amusant d'imaginer vivre dans un château dans la forêt. Cette expérience a inspiré mon poursuit d’apprendre de nouveaux langues et cultures. J'aime bien parler aux gens de milieux et de métiers divers. J’adore voyager à l’étranger, explorer de nouveaux endroits et apprendre les langues différentes. J'ai appris l'espagnol au lycée au Texas et

5 Questions for the Vancouver Health Crawl

On an overcast Saturday morning, I bike to the Vancouver Health Crawl, a local wellness brands social and market organized by the Entrepreneurs in Health & Fitness on April 22, 2017. I am excited to learn as much as possible from the food, health, and fitness entrepreneurs. Brimming with curiosity, I prepare 5 questions for the Vancouver Health Crawl. Expecting rain, I wear bike pants and a bright orange jacket to be more visible for the 16-km round trip between Kitsilano and Downtown Vancouver. I carry spare clothes of black leggings and a wool zipper dress to slip into at the event. The cherry blossoms and magnolia trees pop with hues of pink against the grey skies. I coast down the bike lanes and along the water for a super chill ride. It’s my first bike ride all the way to Gastown. Feeling pumped, I arrive energetic, proactive, and inquisitive. The event introduces me to the folks at the MVMTLAB, Lorna Jane, and L’Atelier Coworking spaces. I speak with the entrepreneurs,  

Interpreting in Chinese, Russian, and Spanish for US diplomacy

As US President Trump’s administration plans to set to renegotiate trade agreements and diplomatic relations with China, Mexico, and Russia, many Chinese, Spanish, and Russian interpreters and translators must be ready to provide the necessary language support. The foreign policy changes will require many discussions and meetings with representatives who speak multiple languages. The negotiation process of new trade agreements and bilateral relations will require the most elite interpreters and translators with experience on international trade policy and diplomacy. High-level diplomatic interpreting and translation US interpreters who provide high-level diplomatic interpreting for US officials generally interpret what the American side says from the source language of English into the target language. US Chinese interpreters interpret what the American officials say from English to Chinese. China’s English interpreters interpret what the Chinese officials say from Chi