I am a native English speaker from the United States currently focusing on a career as a freelance translator, copywriter, and editor. I specialize in Spanish to English translation of all text types, particularly tourism, marketing, literary, and legal texts, as well as copywriting related to travel and tourism. Since editing and proofreading is an essential part of both translation and copywriting, I have extensive experience with both of these activities, and also provide editing services for English-language texts. You can view samples of my work at my website: Chispa Translations.

I also have an MA in Translation Studies from Durham University in the UK, as well as a BA in Spanish and Linguistics from the University of Iowa. My translation degree provided me with extensive practical experience translating and editing a wide variety of texts, including legal, scientific, financial, and literary texts.

In addition to studying Spanish for over 20 years, I have the added experience of having studied at the Universidad de Sevilla in Sevilla, Spain for 6 months as part of my university degree. Following graduation, I also spent two years living and working in Spain as a North American Language and Culture Assistant, which allowed me to gain the linguistic and cultural fluency that allows me to provide high-quality translations from Spanish into English. I also have one year of financial experience as a personal banker in the United States, which provides me with additional insight for financial translations.

At this point in time, I am focusing on translating from Spanish into English. However, I am also proficient at reading and writing in French with conversational speaking skills, which allows me to provide some translation services from French into English. I have also studied Portuguese, Italian, and the Valencian variety of the Catalan language to the degree that I also occasionally work with these languages, albeit in a more limited capacity.