Interpreting for Astronauts on the International Space Station—a Last Outpost in U.S.-Russian Relations
| by Mark C. Anderson
Alum Tatiana Lind ‘08 draws on her talent for languages and advanced training at the Institute as an interpreter at NASA.
| by Jiahui Lu MACI ’13
Middlebury Institute graduates discuss where they are working today, how the Institute helped them get there, and what advice they’d give to current and future MIIS students.
My name is Jiahui (Jaffee) Lu and I graduated with an MA in Conference Interpretation from the Middlebury Institute in 2013. My language pair was Chinese-English. Prior to coming to Monterey, I earned my BA at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
I am now CEO of Cymo.io, a remote conferencing platform for multilingual conferences based in Beijing, China. My work as a conference interpreter after graduating in 2013 led me to pursue a new but related focus: building multilingual conference interpretation technologies. While I enjoy interpreting, I found my passion in creating software solutions to support conference interpreters. In addition to founding Cymo.io, I also cofounded Translavie Consulting, a new-generation localization service provider.
My career path benefited a great deal from connections with the Institute’s alumni network and support from faculty. While in Monterey I participated in many activities related to my studies, including an interpretation practicum, Spring Forum, and Fall Forum.
My advice for current students is simple: seek, and you shall find!
Translation; Translation and Interpretation; Conference Interpretation
Chinese Translation and Interpretation
| by Mark C. Anderson
Alum Tatiana Lind ‘08 draws on her talent for languages and advanced training at the Institute as an interpreter at NASA.
| by Nozomi Ambe MACI ’23
Conference Interpretation graduate Nozomi (Zoe) Ambe shares how faculty support and the MIIS alumni network helped her launch a career as a professional interpreter.
| by Sierra Abukins
Interpretation students at the Institute hone their interpretation skills by practicing in a wide range of settings, from plant nurseries to the aquarium, conferences to wastewater treatment plants.