TranslateCluj

Eight editions. One terrace table in 2017. A lot of dinners we probably shouldn't have scheduled on weeknights. 🍷

Thomas just wrote down the whole TranslateCluj story, from his own seat at that first table: the good, the awkward, the "wait, is this conference actually going to happen" moments (2020 and 2022, we're looking at you).

And somewhere in the middle of it all, there was a revelation:

Looking back, the main lesson we've all learned since then is that the conference was never really the product. The community was.

Everything else — the speakers, the venues, the themes — came and went. You stayed. 💛

Full story is up now. Link in the comments 👇

There are some people who just make the whole space brighter, and today, we get to celebrate one of them. Happy birthday to the one and only Thomas! 🥳

Tomi, we hope your day is filled with great coffee, excellent food, absolutely zero urgent notifications, and plenty of time to celebrate exactly the way you want to. 💗

June 11th is the International Day of Play, and it’s the perfect excuse to step away from strict style guides, serious glossaries, and client deadlines.

Before we were professionals dealing with character limits and client feedback, we were just kids who found languages fascinating. Today, let’s bring that playful energy back! 🎭

In the comments below, describe what you do for a living or what you currently work on, but make it sound as chaotic, dramatic, or confusing as possible without using keywords like "translate", "localize", "interpret".

And let the rest of the community guess what you’re doing.

Let’s give our minds a well-deserved playground today! 😊