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Originally Posted by htgerman  I started off working as a translator so I can totally relate to you leaving your job! I still find the process of translating fascinating but as a job it was simply awful and when I noticed that I was dreading Mondays I knew it was time to change. |
Hello to a fellow discontented translator
. If you made belly dancing outfits, I would hire you to do one for me
. Your story is encouraging, and you even seem to live your life with the same sort of...mobility that I do. I am sure I will settle somewhere in Europe, but still have a lot to do over here in the U.S. to prepare for my future endeavors. I was also considering moving to Spain at one point, but I don't know anyone there and Spanish is not (yet) one of my languages...and unless I do move there, I don't see it becoming one of my languages either.
Anyway, I am writing to update my situation. My therapy has been going so well that I began to seek work again and reduce the therapy to the usual once a week.
I have started accepting translation work again, but as a freelance translator, which means that, provided the work always comes in, I will be free to decline jobs as I see fit, thus free to travel and take different classes that I need to acquire new skills for what I am planning in the future. Working as a freelance translator will also enable me to smoothly phase out translation all together as I replace it with what I would rather do. So far, I am accepting work from my former employer, where I quit officially this past summer. They pay better than I had thought, so I wouldn't mind if I got the bulk of my income from them. Note that I still haven't exhausted the inheritance money I have been living off of, but soon...
That's my update, but I want to respond to this person too:
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Originally Posted by Persephone79 He also allowed us to split (against my will) in a very cruel way too, insisting on finalising it by text when I was in another country for a few weeks, where I was helping a friend out and in so doing build my confidence a bit. Even though I wanted us to meet and break up properly face to face when I got back he insisted he wanted a clean break and never wanted to see me or hear from me again. So basically the last time I saw him was when we said goodbye at the airport as a couple. It was a mutual split (I wanted to take the relationship to a higher level - engaged/move in - he didn't) and it could have been amicable but instead he chose to stick the knife in and twist it. |
I always seem to get the most painful scenarios for endings too. And the worst one yet played a big part in the breakdown that led to me quitting my job. (The job had to go, but I had been holding off on change because I had nothing worked out.)
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Originally Posted by Persephone79 Well, now, I am in the process of setting up my own business, relating to my spiritual interests and love of aesthete and healing. |
What I want to do for my future is along the same lines--spiritual and healing-related. I'm not sure what aesthete is, but I'd be curious what sort of business you will have. I have pretty high aspirations for myself to achieve, though, not just financially, but humanitarianly speaking. I'm not scared, but if I told you what I was aiming for, you might wonder how...If you think you need some uplifting, maybe I could help (with uplifting).