Well, it's hard to believe that tomorrow is already my 1-month-anniversary of working at Babel. For the past 4 weeks I've been walking to this tiny little office on the 5th floor of number 18 in the Calle Lealtad. As you can see, it's right in the heart of the city.
Now as for the office itself. Luckily there's a small elevator in our building. I say Luckily because the first day I thought I could take the stairs. ("it's only 5 flights, piece of cake", I said) Turns out, it's actually 7. I didn't realize the Spanish sometimes throw in these floors called "Principal" & "Entresuelo" (who knows what they're for?) but neither of them count as the 1st floor. And so, Babel is actually located on the 7th floor if we're counting, but the 5th if we're being cool Spaniards.
Anyways, when you enter the office you practically run into the corner desk which is where I scan, revise, and print translations. In all, there's 4 offices, 1 waiting room, and a bathroom. Below are a few photos.
Anyways, when you enter the office you practically run into the corner desk which is where I scan, revise, and print translations. In all, there's 4 offices, 1 waiting room, and a bathroom. Below are a few photos.
Our waiting room features a Nescafé machine (which costs 60 euro cents for an okay cup of espresso), also a girl with orange slices in her hair, a cow with bananas on his head and of course, Mona Lisa.
As you walk down the hallway, you might notice our interesting mural which combines Justitia, the lady of Justice, with the tower of Babel. Justitia is there because we also share the flat with 2 lawyers. And the tower, well, goes without explanation.
I also wanted to introduce our doorman. Unfortunately I still don't know his name...but here we see he doubles as a security guard.
So far my internship hasn't been too eventful, but that doesn't mean it's bad. The thing is, translation is a little more monotonous than I had thought, but at least now I know that I don't really want to do it for the rest of my life.
Thankfully, this weekend I'll be going to an interpreting event! [Post to Follow] Which I'm really excited about because it's more dynamic than sitting with written text all day.
I hope you have enjoyed our little walk through the office! I'll leave you with the view we have from the balcony.
As you walk down the hallway, you might notice our interesting mural which combines Justitia, the lady of Justice, with the tower of Babel. Justitia is there because we also share the flat with 2 lawyers. And the tower, well, goes without explanation.
I also wanted to introduce our doorman. Unfortunately I still don't know his name...but here we see he doubles as a security guard.
So far my internship hasn't been too eventful, but that doesn't mean it's bad. The thing is, translation is a little more monotonous than I had thought, but at least now I know that I don't really want to do it for the rest of my life.
Thankfully, this weekend I'll be going to an interpreting event! [Post to Follow] Which I'm really excited about because it's more dynamic than sitting with written text all day.
I hope you have enjoyed our little walk through the office! I'll leave you with the view we have from the balcony.