WHY I HAD TO TAKE A BREAK

from Interpreters & Interrupters · host Maritza Vazquez

Host Maritza returns to the Interpreters and Interrupters podcast to apologize for her absence, thank listeners worldwide, and explain why she’s been away since her last episode in February. She shares how she received unsettling news right before interpreting for a cancer patient and discusses the challenge of suppressing emotions on the job, including a clip of an interpreter becoming emotional while interpreting for an 11-year-old Ukrainian boy’s testimony in the European Parliament. Maritza talks about posting more audio episodes and previews upcoming episodes.Interpreter Gets Emotional: https://youtube.com/shorts/NvsDU-rE56A?si=0EUUtwQlj5DYBuZCSend us Fan Mail

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