My Life as an Interpreter

Interpreting for other people makes for the most interesting stories. It's the closest experience to being the proverbial fly on the wall without the threat of a fly swatter.

In some cases I get to learn the intricate details of a particular medical procedure, in others I hear about personnel training techniques or someone's life story.

Today I got to watch people lie and fling sarcasm at each other.

It can get pretty funny in a hearing when legal reps and lawyers brush each other (and sometimes everyone else) the wrong way.

And I have to say, there is something perfectly amusing about looking a lawyer in the eyes and saying (actually repeating), "That's none of your business!"

Of course, all the while knowing his irritation will be flung back at someone else, not me.