“Read fiction.” That is the short answer I give whenever someone asks me how to learn translation. It sounds too simple, almost lazy, until you sit with it. But among the professional Hausa translators I have met, the strongest ones share a quiet habit: they read fiction and literature with seriousness, the way others study […]
For a long time, I’ve been wondering which method is the easiest for gathering information during interviews. I tried various approaches, but the results were almost the same. Later, I discovered a new method: asking questions in Hausa to Hausa people. There’s a hidden secret in asking questions in the native language. People tend to […]
In the 1960s, South Korea was poor, dependent on American aid, and still struggling with the scars of war. Then President Park Chung-hee changed the script. His government blocked most consumer imports and poured resources into industries that could export. Credit, subsidies, policy direction; all of it was aimed outward. By 1969, exports were growing […]
