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Planning a trip like a project manager – Budget

25 January 202331 October 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

When planning a project, there are three dimensions you need to consider: scope, time, and budget. The previous articles were about the scope and time. This one is about the budget. One of the aims of doing a travel budget is to check if you have enough money and, if not, how you can adjust … Continue reading Planning a trip like a project manager – Budget

Planning a trip like a project manager – Time

18 January 202321 January 2023 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / 1 Comment

When planning a project, there are three dimensions you need to consider: scope, time, and budget. The previous article was about the scope and this one is about time. Duration of the trip If you are planning a holiday trip, obviously you already know the duration of the trip: the time of your holidays. Therefore, … Continue reading Planning a trip like a project manager – Time

Planning a trip like a project manager – Scope

11 January 202321 January 2023 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / 1 Comment

When planning a project, there are three dimensions you need to consider: scope, time, and budget. This article is about the scope, which, in this case, is the destination, how to travel and what to do. There are many reasons for choosing where to travel: for example, a friend’s recommendation, an item from your list, … Continue reading Planning a trip like a project manager – Scope

Highlights | January 2023

4 January 20231 December 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

ACPN_Projects changed during 2022. It changed direction, the website, and the newsletter. But it has not changed its main purpose and its core business. Project management is still its engine and translation is still its heart. However, one of its foundations, travelling, came to the surface. Therefore, the name of the website changed (to Translation … Continue reading Highlights | January 2023

Cash or Credit Card

30 November 202228 September 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

[Originally published on 18 March 2015] In Portugal credit cards (and debit cards) are the main mean of payment. On the other hand, Germans prefer to pay in cash [see "Why Germans pay cash for almost everything"]. People usually are big fans of credit/ debit cards because they are easy to use and prevent thefts. … Continue reading Cash or Credit Card

Being foreign in your own country

28 November 202228 September 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

[Originally published on 5 May 2015] You know when you go to a big city and you take the subway from point A to point B only to find out you actually could have done it in a 5-10 minute walk? That’s pretty standard when you go abroad… for example, in London. Well, it happened … Continue reading Being foreign in your own country

Short travelling journey

23 November 202224 November 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / 1 Comment

[Originally published on 9 April 2015] This weekend I made a 150 km journey for family reasons. In such circumstances, people usually take the fastest route, which means taking the fastest means of transportation as well. I had three choices: going by car, by bus or by train. The fastest way was definitely by car. … Continue reading Short travelling journey

Interrail

21 November 202228 September 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

[Originally published on 29 March 2015] When I was 18 years old I bought an interrail ticket and went discovering Europe with some friends. Well, actually it was only France, Italy and Switzerland. And San Marino and Monaco and the Vatican City. We did the interrail in the old fashion way: with a backpack and … Continue reading Interrail

Life in Mississippi, USA, in the 1960’s… in a book

16 November 20224 September 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

[Originally published on 31 October 2014] “The Help”, by Kathryn Stockett, is a book about the non-official apartheid that existed in USA during the 20th century – but in a unique way. The story takes place in Jackson, Mississippi, one of the places where the racial issue was most dramatic and it’s about two groups … Continue reading Life in Mississippi, USA, in the 1960’s… in a book

Travels and Food

14 November 202215 November 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

[Originally published on 5 June 2014] One time I went to Munich, Germany, and I was looking at the menu (everything was in German, of course) trying to figure out what to order. I wanted to play safe so I chose something that I understood was meat (from cow, I think). I was like “ok, … Continue reading Travels and Food

The work of the translator

9 November 20224 September 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

[Originally published on 15 May 2014] Being a translator is very challenging. First, you deal with all kinds of topics and you have to be able to master them in a short period of time. Then, you have to quickly find the right words in the language you are translating as you are reading the … Continue reading The work of the translator

Best way to travel

7 November 202228 September 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

[Originally published on 15 March 2014] The best way to travel depends on your preferences and, of course, your destination. If you live in Europe, want to go to USA and love to travel by train... well, you only get to travel by train once you actually get there. So, your choice is boat or … Continue reading Best way to travel

Translation Studies

2 November 20224 September 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

[Originally published on 2 February 2014] Translation is a study field like economics or chemistry. Only recently it has became so: around 1985. Nevertheless, the study of translation (and how to do it right) is as old as translation itself. Translation is one of the basis of our globalized society. Everyone has read a book … Continue reading Translation Studies

The worth of translating

31 October 20224 September 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

[Originally published on 22 January 2014] Most people think that it’s enough to master the languages in question in order to translate. Some people even think that you only need a B1 level (according to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). I guess this belief comes from the way people learn languages: this word … Continue reading The worth of translating

About teaching

26 October 20224 September 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

[Originally published on 16 January 2014] Sugata Mitra is the 2013 TED Prize Winner with his project called Self Organized Learning Environments (SOLE). The idea is to let students learn by themselves using computers. Of course there are older people who guide the students and motivate them. As a teacher I sometimes do experiences to … Continue reading About teaching

Native speakers as teachers and translators

24 October 20224 September 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

[Originally published on 12 December 2013] It’s a very common belief that when learning a foreign language one is better served with a native speaker teacher. In translation it is a rule that a translator only should translate into his/her native language. But... is it so? In all fields, a good professional is a good … Continue reading Native speakers as teachers and translators

Influences of the Portuguese language

19 October 20224 September 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

[Originally published on 20 November 2013] Pretty much all countries (especially in Europe) were invaded and controlled by other people. And that meant these other people would imposed their own language onto the new territories. Although Portugal is one of the countries in Europe with the oldest borders it also had its share of invasions … Continue reading Influences of the Portuguese language

A little bit about fictional literature

17 October 202217 October 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

[Originally published on 25 August 2013] Fictional literature reflects the culture in which the author was raised. And culture is rooted on its geographical region. Here are some examples: South-American literature describes supernatural scenes like they are perfectly real and possible. These scenes are always connected with emotions, so in a way it’s like the … Continue reading A little bit about fictional literature

Living Abroad

12 October 202228 September 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

[Originally published on 7 August 2012] Living abroad is basically the same as living in our own country: you need to find a place to live, go to groceries, pay our bills, find and job and stick with it, use the transportation system, make friends, get along with co-workers... However, it is also completely different … Continue reading Living Abroad

About Translation

10 October 20224 September 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

[Originally published on 24 September 2012] When one thinks of translation one immediately thinks of languages. True, but not exclusively. In reality, translators are mediators that decode information. A simple example: the computer language is composed by 0 and 1 and we use computers with our own language. Yes, there are coding and decoding instruments … Continue reading About Translation

Misconceptions on Portugal

7 October 20222 October 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

[Originally published on 9 November 2013] To be fair, everyone has misconceptions on most countries in the world. Like: in Europe we think that all Africans live in the middle of the jungle and then we get amazed when we discover they actually have cities and buildings. So, foreigns usually think two wrong things about … Continue reading Misconceptions on Portugal

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  • Travels and Food
  • The work of the translator
  • Best way to travel
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