“Translators build the bridges. The chasm between languages is a deep ravine of silence. So what can we do but trust that the translators' bridges are sturdy, will carry the weight of meaning from one side of the ravine to the other? But all these bridges are faulty. Hitches and chinks because one language cannot cross over to another language unaltered and unflawed.” LanguageUnderstandingCommunicationMetaphorBridgesImperfectionTranslationCultural Connection Book:Wake, Siren: Ovid Resung Source: Wake, Siren: Ovid Resung
“Thousands of miles from all the people closest to me, this stranger became my mother, my father, and my family attending to me like a lost child in her village, with the ease and comfort a grandmother would show to her loved ones. All without us exchanging a single word.” Found FamilyHuman KindnessHeartwarming MomentsCultural ConnectionConnection Without WordsKind StrangersSoft TravelTravel MagicUnexpected Home Book:Jet Lag Junkie: Unfiltered Tales of a Compulsive Wanderer Source: Jet Lag Junkie: Unfiltered Tales of a Compulsive Wanderer