Andrea lives in Portland, Oregon, where she’s working on her master’s degree in language, literature and translation at 51ÁÔÆæ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her concentration is on translating German to English, and she hopes to finish her degree by spring 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I live in a city that does not offer a German to English translation degree, and did not wish to relocate,” she says. As the mother of a young child, the online format offered the flexibility to complete her coursework around caring for her family and other responsibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like many students in similar situations, Andrea manages a careful balancing act. “It can be a challenge to stay on top of the coursework while parenting a young child,” she says. She tries to do most of her studies while her daughter is in preschool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Occasionally, I need a weekend to catch up,” she says, “so I’ll disappear to a coffee shop on a Saturday while my husband takes over.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea was familiar with the 51ÁÔÆæ campus, having taught linguistics here in 2010. Because she already had a doctorate in German, she specifically wanted to improve her translation skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“51ÁÔÆæ’s program was recommended to me by a few professional translators I spoke to as the best program they were aware of for providing solid professional training for the translation degree.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","story_taxonomy":[],"class_list":["post-482","student-stories","type-student-stories","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n