Voices Interpreting Company

Voices Interpreting Company A unique language service offering solutions to all your interpretation and translation needs.

Our interpreters are highly trained in various settings such as medical, legal, educational and human services. We do our best to serve our clientele by offering competitive rates and are available to travel wherever your services are needed.

"Nature teaches beasts to know their friends." - from Coriolanus by William ShakespeareWhat a combo! It's National Picni...
04/23/2026

"Nature teaches beasts to know their friends." - from Coriolanus by William Shakespeare

What a combo! It's National Picnic Day AND today hath been proclaimed Talk Like Shakespeare Day! So, we're all supposed to go outside, be one with nature and friends, eat and use Shakespearean words. It is ol Will's birthday (4/23/1564 - 4/23/1616) so if you feel like you need to honor his birth, and death, give it a go!

There are some phrases Shakespeare coined for his plays that we still use today, so maybe participating in Talk Like Shakespeare Day won't be as hard as it may seem... Here's a list:

✒️ "Heart of gold"
✒️ "Off with his head!"
✒️ "What's done is done"
✒️ "Good riddance"
✒️ "Vanish into thin air"
✒️ "The world is my oyster"
✒️ "Love is blind"
✒️ "Wear your heart on your sleeve"
✒️ "So-so"
✒️ "Naked truth"
✒️ "Wild goose chase"
✒️ "Brave new world"

There are so many more phrases that you'll recognize when reading through this playwright's masterpieces. Maybe you can do that while you're... on a picnic!!

It's Earth Day! Today, we celebrate our planet! This marvelous blue dot in an endless universe. The BEST home we have! O...
04/22/2026

It's Earth Day! Today, we celebrate our planet! This marvelous blue dot in an endless universe. The BEST home we have! Our plan is to get outside and reconnect with nature - touch grass as they say. We try to use every day during the year to help our planet get back to healthy; today is a call-to-action or a reminder to get out there to "do the work", and keep pushing forward.

Back in 1970, 20 million people came together to show their love for the earth and demanded we take care of it. It was a movement dedicated to building coalitions where people wanted to save the whales, reduce air pollution or pesticide contamination of soil and water sources... the list continues! With a decent amount of persuasion, Earth Day was declared, then the Environmental Protection Agency was established. Shortly after the Clean Air and Water Acts were enacted. Currently all of these initiatives are under threat - being dismantled and defunded. It's not over though, the work continues as our home needs us now more than ever!

There are so many ways we, as individuals can support the environment. Check out the below for some ideas:
🌎 earthdayinitiative.org/
🌎 earthday.org/earth-day-2026/

"Earth" around the world:
➡ honua
➡ bumi
➡ isi
➡ latè
➡ aephndinolk [ແຜ່ນດິນໂລກ]
➡ pr̥thibī [পৃথিবী]
➡ lalolagi
➡ zemli [землі]
➡ tierra

Remember, this is a collective effort and becoming Earth-conscious doesn't have to be perfect, there's only so much we as individuals can do. We just need to try 💚

It's Bat Appreciation Day AND Haiku Appreciation Day! So, duh, here's a Bat Haiku for you by Barb Masinton (artist, natu...
04/18/2026

It's Bat Appreciation Day AND Haiku Appreciation Day! So, duh, here's a Bat Haiku for you by Barb Masinton (artist, naturalist, nature journaler)

"Nighttime brings darkness
A near silent “whoosh” above
Bats! Winged wonders hunt"

What is a Haiku?...
A Japanese poem of 17 syllables written in three lines - line one has 5 syllables, line two has 7 syllables, and line three has 5 syllables.
..And in celebration of National Bat Apprciation Day, here are some bat facts for your face:
🦇 Bats can eat up to 1200 mosquitoes an hour - using echolocation!
🦇 Baby bats are called "pups" and most usually have only one pup per year
🦇 The scientific name for a bat is Chiroptera, which means 'hand wing'
🦇 They are pollinators! Plants that rely on them to survive include: bananas, avocados, & mangos!
🦇 The Aztecs celebrated many Gods including Mictlāntēcuhtli, the principle God of the Dead who had a scrunched, bat-like face and clawed hands and feet!

"Bat" around the world:
Vleermuis (Dutch), popo (Swahili), murciélago (Spanish), pipistrello (Italian), die Fledermaus (German), ʻōpeʻapeʻa (Hawaiian), balla बल्ला (Hindi), chauve souris (French)

On this day in 1817, the American School for the Deaf opened in Hartford, Connecticut. There, teachers and students work...
04/15/2026

On this day in 1817, the American School for the Deaf opened in Hartford, Connecticut. There, teachers and students worked to create what is now known as American Sign Language (ASL). It is the intermingling of Native American Signs, French Sign Language, and Martha's Vineyard Sign Language. As more schools for the Deaf were founded ASL spread. It is used in the majority of Canada, throughout the American continent, and has expanded to Central Africa, West Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Did you know ASL is the third most commonly used language in the U.S.?!

Today is not only a celebration of the importance of ASL and it's history, but also a day to celebrate the accomplishments and achievements of the Deaf community!

"Every one of us is different in some way, but for those of us who are more different, we have to put more effort into convincing the less different that we can do the same thing they can, just differently." - Actor Marlee Matlin

"Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed.Ne...
04/14/2026

"Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed.
Never shall I forget that smoke.
Never shall I forget the small faces of the children whose bodies I saw transformed into smoke under a silent sky.
Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith for ever.
Never shall I forget the nocturnal silence that deprived me for all eternity of the desire to live.
Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.
Never shall I forget those things, even were I condemned to live
as long as God Himself.
Never."

'Never Shall I Forget from Night' by Elie Wiesel

Tonight through tomorrow we commemorate the Hebrew anniversary of the 29-day Warsaw Ghetto Uprising that occurred April-May 1943. During Yom HaZikaron laShoah ve-la G’vurah [Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day], aka Yom HaShoah, we pay tribute to those lost during the Holocaust and the heroism of survivors... A tribute to the triumph of a resilient spirit and a reminder on the importance of maintaining resistance despite circumstances which make it nearly impossible to do so.

🦄 u•ni•corn | ˈyo͞onəˌkôrn |A mythical animal typically represented as a horse with a single straight horn projecting fr...
04/09/2026

🦄 u•ni•corn | ˈyo͞onəˌkôrn |
A mythical animal typically represented as a horse with a single straight horn projecting from its forehead

Also...
a person or thing that is rare and highly valued - something that is highly desirable but difficult to find or obtain.

Etymology: Borrowed into English by the early 1200s from French, unicorn comes from the Latin unicornis, “having one horn.” This root joins uni-, meaning “one,” and cornu, “horn.” (The Latin is a loan translation of the Greek monokeros, its equivalent of “one horn” and passing into English as monoceros.)

✨ Be a unicorn! Embrace your strength, courage, your sparkle and what makes you the one and only you. ✨

"Con tu desapariciónes tal mi estupefacción,mi pasmo, que a veces creoque ha sido un escamoteo,una burla, una ilusión." ...
04/06/2026

"Con tu desaparición
es tal mi estupefacción,
mi pasmo, que a veces creo
que ha sido un escamoteo,
una burla, una ilusión."
- "Escamoteo" escrito por Amado Nervo

["Your disappearance was so quick,
that still it doesn’t want to click.
My shock’s so great, my thoughts demand
that it was only sleight of hand,
illusion, or a parlor trick."
A stanza from "Sleight of Hand" by Amado Nervo]

We are heartbroken. When a special, dazzling light is suddenly removed from your universe, it is felt deeply; finding words to express this loss has proven extremely difficult...

Irmin, you were a brilliant, stunning, sparkling human - you will be so unbelievably missed. Our hearts are with Irmin’s family. This sudden loss has created a sadness that is shared by all who knew him. Amigo, te recordaremos por siempre. [Friend, we will remember you forever.]

If you feel the need to help and have the resources available, please consider:�https://gofund.me/e5ebc3a66

In loving memory events are being held:
300 Rooftop and The Blazing Saddle 💔🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🩵🩷🖤

الشجاعة أن تخسر مرآى الشاطئ.“Lan takuna qadiran ‘ala qati’ al-muhit idha lam yakin ladayka al-shaja’ah an takhsar mar’a ...
04/06/2026

الشجاعة أن تخسر مرآى الشاطئ.
“Lan takuna qadiran ‘ala qati’ al-muhit idha lam yakin ladayka al-shaja’ah an takhsar mar’a al-shati’."

“You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” - Arabic Motivational Quote

One must be willing to leave their comfort zone and face the unknown to achieve great things! Pursue your dreams with courage and boldness!

Happy Monday, friends! This week is yours, go into it with audacity 💜

To all our friends who celebrating... Buona Pasqua![Happy Easter!]Do you ever wonder how others celebrate various holida...
04/05/2026

To all our friends who celebrating... Buona Pasqua!
[Happy Easter!]

Do you ever wonder how others celebrate various holidays? If so, here's a peek into how our Italian friends typically celebrate Easter - in Italy... Joyous bells are ringing this morning; the Pope (our friend from Chicago) holds mass in the Vatican where 60-100,000 people attend the service and to receive the Urbi et Orbi blessing at St. Peter's Basilica. Most citizens will take part in services at their own local churches. Whether religious or not, people get together for a big lunch with family and/or friends - children are typically gifted chocolate eggs! In Italy, Easter is not as family-oriented as Christmas: as one of the most popular Italian Easter sayings goes "Natale con i tuoi, Pasqua con chi vuoi" [Christmas with family, Easter with whoever you want!]. Celebrations continue into Monday - called Lunedi’ dell’Angelo [Angel Monday] or Lunedi’ di Pasquetta [Little Easter] - when Italians depart on short excursions.

Italian words used on Easter:
Uova di pasqua = Easter egg
Coniglio Pasquale = Easter Bunny (not a typical Italian tradition)
Pranzo di Pasqua = Easter lunch
Quaresima = Lent
Il Papa = The Pope
Pèsach = Passover
la Settimana Santa = Holy Week
il Cioccolato = Chocolate

Passa un buon fine settimana!

"Buon venerdì! Che sia un weekend pieno di sole, sorrisi e delizie." [Good Friday! May it be a weekend full of sun, smil...
04/03/2026

"Buon venerdì! Che sia un weekend pieno di sole, sorrisi e delizie."
[Good Friday! May it be a weekend full of sun, smiles, and delights.]

It's been a long week, but we made it to the weekend and that feels AWESOME!

"Buon fine settimana. Goditi ogni momento."
[Have a great weekend. Enjoy every moment.]

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04/03/2026

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"We as women should shine light on our accomplishments and not feel egotistical when we do. It’s a way to let the world ...
03/31/2026

"We as women should shine light on our accomplishments and not feel egotistical when we do. It’s a way to let the world know that we as women can accomplish great things!" - Dolores Huerta

Dolores Huerta forged a path for female activists and her contributions haven't really garnered the national attention she deserves. Her story is one of unwavering strength and fearlessness. She is a life-long champion of the oppressed and commitment to social change ... one of the MOST defiant feminists of the twentieth century! It is beyond time for us to give Huerta her flowers and we would like to send several thousand bouquets! 💐

🎥 www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/dolores-huerta/
📸 Info: 1965 photo of Dolores Huerta holding a "strike" sign during the 1960's labor rights movement. This image was hanging outside of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery's 2015 exhibit; "One Life: Dolores Huerta"
(*Dolores Huerta day is celebrated on 4/10 annually - her birthday*)

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