Tag: Baltics

Asta Rusakeviėčienė on Adapting and Innovating in the Modern Translation Landscape

Asta Rusakeviėčienė reflects on the impact of her early years as a translator for orphanages and speaks about her current role as owner and CEO of Diskusija, a boutique translation and localization company.

Latvia’s linguistic journey

Tourism is popular the world over, and Latvia is no exception. Once, at a resort in Whistler, British Columbia, I was surprised to meet a trainer with AirBaltic, the flag-carrying airline of Latvia. The trainer told me that when AirBaltic started flying in 1995, its flight attendants only knew Latvian and Russian.