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Spanish to English: Mas Alla del Yo / Beyond the Self General field: Science Detailed field: Psychology
Source text - Spanish Podemos decir pues que la construcción de la personalidad está al servicio de nuestra supervivencia, fue un acto de inteligencia subcortical; comporta la manera en que tuvimos que adaptarnos para sobrevivir, ya que necesitábamos sentirnos queridos y aceptados. Cuando el amor, la aceptación y el respeto están amenazados, el ser humano hipertrofiará unos aspectos de sí mismo (aquellos que al mostrarse en el mundo son aceptados y reforzados), y minimizará otros aspectos de sí mismo (aquellos que percibe que son rechazados por los demás). La vida es el escenario para que podamos desarrollar y madurar lo que ya somos de manera innata y natural en semilla, en estado potencial. Todos venimos dotados de una naturaleza humana digna, valiosa y bondadosa. A veces nuestros padres, pero también los educadores y los preceptos y valores de nuestra cultura, nos han llevado a sobredesarrollar aspectos del yo orientados a tener logros, éxitos académicos, a mostrarnos socialmente de maneras determinadas, a ser buenos y complacientes con los demás, a ser perfeccionistas, fuertes o duros, y a repudiar los aspectos más sensibles tales como la vulnerabilidad, el miedo, la tristeza, la vergüenza. Todos estos aspectos son manifestaciones de nuestros diferentes sistemas para manejar la vida, todos son aspectos de nosotros mismos, pero que al llevar las cargas impostadas en las relaciones fallidas con los demás se han vuelto más o menos desadaptativas o rígidas. La curación implica ayudar a estos sistemas a liberar esas cargas impostadas para disponer de los recursos inherentes para manejar nuestras vidas que cada uno de los sistemas contiene: saber cómo estar socialmente en relación, saber cuidarnos y cuidar de otros, saber ganarnos la vida, saber amar y estar vinculados, saber autoprotegernos y defendernos, saber jugar y gozar…
Translation - English Therefore, we can say that the construction of the personality is at the service of our survival, it was an act of subcortical intelligence; it behaves in the way we had to adapt to survive, because we needed to feel loved and accepted. When love, acceptance and respect are threatened, the human being will hypertrophy aspects of the self (those which are accepted and reinforced when they show themselves to the world), and minimize other aspects of the self (those which perceive themselves to be rejected by others). Life is the stage on which we can develop and mature the seed of what we already are in an innate and natural way, in our potential state. We are all endowed with a dignified, worthy and kind human nature. Sometimes our parents, but also the educators, precepts and values of our culture, have led us to overdevelop aspects of the self oriented to reach achievements, academic successes, to display particular social mannerisms, to be good and hospitable with others, to be perfectionists, strong or hard, and to spurn the most sensitive aspects, such as vulnerability, fear, sadness, and shame. All these aspects are manifestations of our different systems for managing life, all are aspects of ourselves, but when carrying the burdens imposed through failed relationships with others, they become more or less maladaptive or rigid. Healing involves helping these systems to liberate those imposed burdens so as to make available the inherent resources that each of the systems contains for the management of our lives: to know how to behave socially in relationships, to know how to take care of ourselves and others, to know how to earn a living, to know love and feel bonded, to know how to protect and defend ourselves, how to play and enjoy, etc.
Spanish to English: Dimensiones de género del trabajo turístico / Gender dimensions in tourism work General field: Social Sciences Detailed field: International Org/Dev/Coop
Source text - Spanish Desde esta perspectiva se asume la necesidad de denunciar los impactos negativos que el turismo conlleva o puede suponer en las sociedades anfitrionas y el medioambiente, e implicarse en el acompañamiento y solidaridad con los colectivos afectados. Por otro, considera la necesidad de establecer modelos de desarrollo turístico sostenibles y específicos para cada zona de destino. Y, en tercer lugar, valora y reclama la responsabilidad de todos los agentes que participan en el proceso turístico (viajeros, anfitriones, tour-operadores e instituciones públicas) a la hora de favorecer modelos turísticos sostenibles poniendo énfasis en los deseables y prioritarios beneficios para las comunidades anfitrionas. Esta concepción se toma como prioridad la construcción de un accionar colectivo que responda a los múltiples impactos negativos que conlleva el desarrollo turístico dominante y contribuya al desarrollo de un turismo más sostenible, inclusivo y equitativo.
Ambos conceptos, tanto el de trabajo decente como el de turismo responsable, permiten su propio desarrollo con una mirada específica en las relaciones de género, que hasta el momento ha sido insuficientemente abordado. El propósito de este informe, por lo tanto, es el de potenciar el análisis del trabajo turístico con enfoque de género. Así, entendemos que la forma más adecuada para comprender este tipo de actividades laborales desde una posición construida a partir de los ideales del trabajo decente y el turismo responsable es incorporar en su análisis todo el potencial de la perspectiva de género.
Translation - English This perspective assumes the need to denounce the negative impacts that tourism entails, or can entail, in host societies and the environment, and to be involved in the accompaniment of and solidarity with the affected groups. Furthermore, it considers the need to establish tourism development models that are both sustainable and specific for each destination area. Thirdly, it values and demands the responsibility of all agents that participate in the tourism process (travellers, hosts, tour operators and public institutions) when favouring sustainable tourism models, emphasizing desirable priority benefits for the host communities. This conception takes as its first concern the construction of a collective action that responds to the multiple negative impacts inherent in dominant tourism developments, and contributes to the development of more sustainable, inclusive and equitable models of tourism.
These concepts, both decent work and responsible tourism, allow for their own development with a specific focus on gender relations, which has been insufficiently addressed until now. The purpose of this report, therefore, is to enhance the analysis of tourism work with a gender approach. Thus, we consider the most appropriate method for understanding this type of labour activity, from a standpoint built on the ideals of decent work and responsible tourism, is to incorporate the full potential of the gender perspective in its analysis.
Spanish to English: El Gemelo Solitario / The Lone Twin General field: Science Detailed field: Psychology
Source text - Spanish Los gemelos siempre nos han fascinado, tanto a las personas de su entorno, como a la ciencia y a la sociedad en general - basta ver su presencia en cuentos y mitos. A lo largo del siglo pasado se llevaron a cabo investigaciones específicas sobre el comportamiento y el vínculo entre gemelos vivos. Hoy en día las técnicas de ecografía en cuatro dimensiones abren una ventana a esa primera etapa de vida, mostrándonos mucho del comportamiento que tienen los gemelos entre ellos durante el embarazo. Igualmente, con la ayuda de ejercicios que se utilizan en un contexto terapéutico y que inducen a la persona a entrar en estados regresivos, es posible llegar a recuerdos muy tempranos de la propia vida, incluyendo la etapa del embarazo y el propio parto. Todo ello nos permite tener una mayor comprensión de la experiencia de los gemelos durante un embarazo gemelar y del vínculo entre ellos.
La relación entre gemelos es la relación más estrecha que conocemos los humanos. En buena parte de los gemelos vivos esto es una experiencia cotidiana – la sensación de tener un vínculo muy especial con el otro y la necesidad de mantener el contacto para sentirse cerca. Esta relación tiene su origen en el tiempo compartido durante el embarazo. Mientras que para la gran mayoría de los humanos la primera relación en vida es con la madre, para los gemelos la situación es diferente. Al convivir en el vientre de su madre desarrollan una relación sumamente estrecha entre sí.
Translation - English Twins have always been fascinating, as much to the people around them as to science and society at large, this is evident through their presence in stories and myths. Throughout the last century specific research was carried out on the behaviour and the bond between live twins. Today four dimensional ultrasound techniques open a window into that first stage of life, revealing a great deal of behaviour that transpires between twins during pregnancy. Also, with the help of exercises applied in a therapeutic context to induce a person to enter regressive states, it is possible to revisit very early memories of life, including pregnancy and childbirth itself. This allows us to have a better understanding of the experience of siblings during a multiple pregnancy and the bond between them.
The connection between twins is the closest relationship we know as humans. Amongst many living twins this is an everyday experience, the sensation of a special bond with each other and the need to maintain contact in order to feel close. This relationship stems from the time shared during pregnancy. While for the vast majority of human life the primary relationship is with the mother, for twins, the situation is different. Living together in the womb they develop an extremely close relationship with each other.
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Bachelor's degree - University of Central Lancashire
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Years of experience: 14. Registered at ProZ.com: Aug 2015.
My original Spanish degree had several modules focused on Translation and Interpretation. Having lived and worked in Spain and Mexico for over 12 years I have exponentially increased my understanding of spoken and written Spanish. I produced Es>En and En>Es translations for most of this time alongside my usual work. I also wrote articles directly into Spanish for a speciality magazine and taught Shiatsu to students directly in Spanish.
Teaching English as a foreign language for over a decade has afforded me an expert understanding of English grammar. But this has not been my only field of interest, as I also studied and worked with Traditional Chinese medicine practices, and gained a broad understanding of its language and philosophy in both Spanish and English.
I am now focusing on translation full time, but also engage in academic research. My academic and professional life is focused on Education and International Development, giving me a deep knowledge on the complex terminology of this field. I have also translated psychotherapy books, which resonates with my personal interests and has been fascinating work.
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