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Being bilingual is incredible, but it's almost a small part of what it actually takes to be an interpreter.
When people get information filtered through an untrained interpreter, they lose real agency over their own situations.
I spent years yelling at hospitals about language access before realizing most people just didn't have the tools.
Language access affects everybody â not just the people who most visibly need it.
Honestly, crime rates go down and public health improves when people can fully participate in the systems around them.
Better infrastructure means more people can participate, and those systems get stronger for all of us.
I want the people doing this work to feel like they're part of a family, not just a workforce.
It's not about me â watching the impact grow over time is what makes it worth it.
I'm still astounded by the kindness of others â and I know that sounds cliche, but I mean it.