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Language Surfers

Language Surfers

Written by: Anca Bodzer
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Language Surfers is an initiative created to bring together professionals from the industry and academia with the aim to explore different roles in each sector, their impact in society and share advice on how to join either the industry or the academia and advance in your career. Each interview showcases the professional journey of different peers from the industry and academia at different levels of their career (new talents, mid-career or experts) and provides insights and takeaways on how to surf the professional path and overcome obstacles.Anca Bodzer Careers Economics Personal Success
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  • Teaser #14 - Ronait Tynan
    May 29 2024

    Ronait Tynan is a life sciences localization and translation expert with many years of experience in leading international teams at LSPs. She currently works as a Manager of Language Services at PPD

    Ronait is passionate about languages, people, and different cultures.

    For Ronait learning continues to be a driving force and source of daily motivation.

    Ronait shares with us in this teaser how to make the switch from individul contribuitor to manager.

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    5 mins
  • #13 Miruna Parchirie - Localization and UX, a love at first sight
    Mar 7 2024

    Miruna Parchirie has an MA in Internal Relations and another MA in European Studies. She has lived an worked in different countries but in 2017 when she was living in Amsterdam she got the opportunity to join a start-up as a Localization Manager. Her passion for languages helped her join the localization industry which she simply loves.


    In this interview, Miruna shares with us how she was able to learn all the new aspects of localization and UX or how to cope with challenging moments such as being laid off.

    Towards the end of the interview, Miruna shares with us a list of some of her favourite books:

    -Untethered Soul by Michael Singer

    -When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron

    -Staring at the Sun by Irvin Yalom

    -Tu éxito es inevitable by Maite Issa

    -Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    Enjoy!!

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    50 mins
  • Teaser #13 - Miruna Parchirie
    Mar 4 2024

    Miruna Parchirie shares how she felt in love with localization. With a background in business, Miruna ended up in a Fintech in Amsterdam where she to set up and work as a Localization UX specialist which allowed her to re-adjust her professional path with a meaningful one

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    5 mins
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