It's a wild ride, realizing that I actually Like translation and may actually Love it just as I move into it full time.
Me: Meh, translation. Who cares? It's just life-fuel so I can survive while I do the things I really want.
Also me: *translates song lyrics and poetry in my own time*
Me: Anyway, translation is boring-
Also me: *obsessively compiling a hundred-word glossary for a five-page translation*
Me: -and I could take it or leave it.
Also me: *studying translation skills in my own time*
Me: Seriously!
@francis That's where I am with creative writing, but with translation I'm okay with its being a job. At this point in my life I don't have a lot of other options anyway. I just couldn't bring myself to admit I *liked* translation, and in fact I'm probably lucky to like my job. I just have some issues to unpack around it