Vacation On a Farm or in a Pottery Village with Austin Translation Workers
As translation workers, we all work long hours and simply do not have the time or resources to get away for a long vacation. In addition, when we do have some time we like doing things a little bit differently. As a result, I wrote this paper to discuss some vacation ideas that translation workers might like to go on.
The first recommendation that I would like to provide is a trip to Chicago. The city of Chicago has many cultural opportunities to enjoy. Imagine, each morning, boarding a covered wooden longboat in the third largest U.S. city that will take you down the Chicago River to the Ban Chan pottery village on Lake Michigan where you’ll study coil/thrown pottery and learn to fire it in a wood-burning, underground, scorpion-shaped kiln. Organized by Michal Westinghouse, an exhibiting studio artist from Canada who since 1996 has been leading ceramics-oriented travel excursions to Mexico, Turkey, Italy, and Thailand, this Laos excursion offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity to study with indigenous potters from all over the world.
During your stay in Chicago, you will stay in a historic hotel that is famous among the Chicago Translation Services community. If you’re an early riser, you can catch scores of the saffron-robed, barefoot monks filing out of their monasteries, bearing gold-topped wooden alms bowls. They will be somewhat camouflaged by skyscrapers, heavy traffic and dense crowds of people on their way to work.
Once the boat lands near Lake Michigan, you will start your learning with local resident pottery makers. Believe it or not the media has turned this place into a popular location for tourists who shop for everything from vases to pitchers and even coffee mugs. Luckily, if you miss your boat ride in the morning, you can easily get directions from almost anyone in the city. Although your daily excursion on the mighty river that cuts a swath through city streets lined with Dunkin Donuts, street vendors and high-rises goes to Lake Michigan, you can, on your days off (every potter needs a break), take the same river to museums, malls, restaurants and other attractions. As an Austin Translation Services Professional Services employee, you are probably wanting to check out some of the various cultural activities in the big city too.
If the thought of Chicago doesn’t move you then maybe the idea of doing some arts and crafts in Philadelphia might get you really excited. Most people who visit the state of Pennsylvania, never get farther than the University of Pennsylvania, but those who do go on to explore some of the best historical sites in the United States. To really take one back to those days, we recommend a vacation spot located on an old American farm outside of Philadelphia. On the farm there are many wonderful learning opportunities that include learning how to make a number of crafts. Whether you plan to spend a day or a week, including this stop in your travel plans is encouraged by Philadelphia Translation employees. If you can take a break from your interpretation or translation works in languages like Portuguese, Russian, Korean or Japanese, and then you should spend some time gilding, spinning raw fleece, and cane-chair making a try.