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I want to be an interpreter at the UN. And no, it's not just because The Interpreter made it seem like the coolest job ever(even though it did). My worry is this: How am I going to be able to compete with people who were raised bilingual? I think I have a knack for languages(I have a really good memory. Not the greatest reasoning skills, but I can remember this word means this word, grammar rules, etc, lol) but that can't possibly compare to someone who was raised speaking two(or three, or four...) languages, can it? Is my goal realistic?
If anyone's interested, I speak English, Spanish, and very little French right now, but plan on learning Mandarin so I'll have the three languages necessary for the UN(I've been told this is a requirement for the UN although I don't know if it's true or not. I can't imagine knowing three languages would be a bad thing, though).
EDIT: Oh, and does anyone know of someone I could go to find out about doing some paid translating work on the side this summer? I'm not sure if I'm actually at that level but it would be nice to do a few things for some extra cash. Thanks!
If anyone's interested, I speak English, Spanish, and very little French right now, but plan on learning Mandarin so I'll have the three languages necessary for the UN(I've been told this is a requirement for the UN although I don't know if it's true or not. I can't imagine knowing three languages would be a bad thing, though).
EDIT: Oh, and does anyone know of someone I could go to find out about doing some paid translating work on the side this summer? I'm not sure if I'm actually at that level but it would be nice to do a few things for some extra cash. Thanks!