u/dreamerbard

When I picked this major at the ripe age of 17, there was no AI. I didn’t know what to do with my future, all I knew was that I was interested in languages. I loved every second of my education but now with how the job market is, graduation feels like an impending doom rather than a celebratory event.

I’m mostly interested in localization. Ads, brands, socia media, blogs, I just love the mental challenges that come with not only translating a language but an entire culture too. And I would be extremely fulfilled with my occupation if I got to attend conferences, meetings, etc. as an interpreter.

Graduating from my university, which is one of the top 3 in my country, I don’t think I will be unemployed for long. I also have 3 years of teaching experience. But I don’t know if my future job will have anything to do with translation or completely unrelated to what I dreamed I would be doing.

I’m also the first generation to receive higher education so having noone to ask for advice hasn’t been great. Should I just give up and find an entry level job in another area? Is my goal realistic in the current job market?

Would like to hear from the freshly employed/ graduated and seasoned folks alike here

It was pitch black. Completely dark. My late grandma was sleeping in a bedroom and I didn’t want to disturb her but something was chasing me so I knocked on her door. It opened and a pair of hands reached out to me through the darkness.

“Come, my child”

I held her hands and she pulled me into her bed. Hugged me warm and said

“Hush now, they can’t hurt you.”

I was shaking with fear but I felt so safe in her embrace. Many beings rushed into the room, looking for me. They searched every corner, like a blind animal smelling for prey. At first they didn’t notice me, but then they realized where I was and came closer and closer.

Then a door swung open, filling the room with light. It was flowing into the darkness. The beings scattered away in pain. An old lady I don’t recognize peeked through.

“I’m your aunt Jasmine” she said and turned to my grandmother. (I don’t know anyone by that name irl)

“Rosie, we kept sending signs to this girl but she has failed to awaken her spiritual side. You should let her come back now.” And then turned back to me

“My child, you don’t have anything else to do on this earth now. You can come with me.”

I looked at my grandmother and started crying.

“Grandma, I am scared. I don’t want to die.”

She looked at me with the brightest smile and said

“Don’t worry, I’ll go in your place.”

\\-End of dream-

My grandmother lived her life without the veil. She could see everything, even into the future sometimes. She has always been my safest place and her death, which was 6 years ago, has wounded me deeply. She died so suddenly, with no prior health conditions. Not only was she extremely important to me, but she was also VERY spiritual. I truly believe that this dream means something. I need some help with Interpretation.

It was pitch black. Completely dark. My late grandma was sleeping in a bedroom and I didn’t want to disturb her but something was chasing me so I knocked on her door. It opened and a pair of hands reached out to me through the darkness.

“Come, my child”

I held her hands and she pulled me into her bed. Hugged me warm and said

“Hush now, they can’t hurt you.”

I was shaking with fear but I felt so safe in her embrace. Many beings rushed into the room, looking for me. They searched every corner, like a blind animal smelling for prey. At first they didn’t notice me, but then they realized where I was and came closer and closer.

Then a door swung open, filling the room with light. It was flowing into the darkness. The beings scattered away in pain. An old lady I don’t recognize peeked through.

“I’m your aunt Jasmine” she said and turned to my grandmother. (I don’t know anyone by that name irl)

“Rosie, we kept sending signs to this girl but she has failed to awaken her spiritual side. You should let her come back now.” And then turned back to me

“My child, you don’t have anything else to do on this earth now. You can come with me.”

I looked at my grandmother and started crying.

“Grandma, I am scared. I don’t want to die.”

She looked at me with the brightest smile and said

“Don’t worry, I’ll go in your place.”

\-End of dream-

My grandmother lived her life without the veil. She could see everything, even into the future sometimes. She has always been my safest place and her death, which was 6 years ago, has wounded me deeply. She died so suddenly, with no prior health conditions. Not only was she extremely important to me, but she was also VERY spiritual. I truly believe that this dream means something. I need some help with Interpretation.

It was pitch black. Completely dark. My late grandma was sleeping in a bedroom and I didn’t want to disturb her but something was chasing me so I knocked on her door. It opened and a pair of hands reached out to me through the darkness.

“Come, my child”

I held her hands and she pulled me into her bed. Hugged me warm and said

“Hush now, they can’t hurt you.”

I was shaking with fear but I felt so safe in her embrace. Many beings rushed into the room, looking for me. They searched every corner, like a blind animal smelling for prey. At first they didn’t notice me, but then they realized where I was and came closer and closer.

Then a door swung open, filling the room with light. It was flowing into the darkness. The beings scattered away in pain. An old lady I don’t recognize peeked through.

“I’m your aunt Jasmine” she said and turned to my grandmother. (I don’t know anyone by that name irl)

“Rosie, we kept sending signs to this girl but she has failed to awaken her spiritual side. You should let her come back now.” And then turned back to me

“My child, you don’t have anything else to do on this earth now. You can come with me.”

I looked at my grandmother and started crying.

“Grandma, I am scared. I don’t want to die.”

She looked at me with the brightest smile and said

“Don’t worry, I’ll go in your place.”

-End of dream-

My grandmother lived her life without the veil. She could see everything, even into the future sometimes. She has always been my safest place and her death, which was 6 years ago, has wounded me deeply. She died so suddenly, with no prior health conditions. Not only was she extremely important to me, but she was also VERY spiritual. I truly believe that this dream means something. I need some help with Interpretation.

It was pitch black. Completely dark. My late grandma was sleeping in a bedroom and I didn’t want to disturb her but something was chasing me so I knocked on her door. It opened and a pair of hands reached out to me through the darkness.

“Come, my child”

I held her hands and she pulled me into her bed. Hugged me warm and said

“Hush now, they can’t hurt you.”

I was shaking with fear but I felt so safe in her embrace. Many beings rushed into the room, looking for me. They searched every corner, like a blind animal smelling for prey. At first they didn’t notice me, but then they realized where I was and came closer and closer.

Then a door swung open, filling the room with light. It was flowing into the darkness. The beings scattered away in pain. An old lady I don’t recognize peeked through.

“I’m your aunt Jasmine” she said and turned to my grandmother. (I don’t know anyone by that name irl)

“Rosie, we kept sending signs to this girl but she has failed to awaken her spiritual side. You should let her come back now.” And then turned back to me

“My child, you don’t have anything else to do on this earth now. You can come with me.”

I looked at my grandmother and started crying.

“Grandma, I am scared. I don’t want to die.”

She looked at me with the brightest smile and said

“Don’t worry, I’ll go in your place.”

Then I woke up and had to wander around the house for a while before going back to sleep lol that was some dream

I can’t wear sunglasses for extended periods of time and today I tried some nose bands that are supposed to help you breathe better when you sleep. They gave me so much tingling to the point I got headaches lol.

Not many people know that I have a half brother. Even less people know why he’s not in my life. He has paranoid schizophrenia and has been in active psychosis for years. It is impossible to reach him. He will occasionally reach out to my father and let him know that he’s okay. His number, the country he is in, changes each time.

And today I found out that I am an aunt. My nephew is named Alexander and he has blonde hair and brown eyes. He is the cutest creature I’ve ever laid my eyes on. I know he is in Switzerland. A country I can’t even go for a stupid weekend trip due to my weak passport. My brother has told my dad that Alex’s mother has given him away. We don’t know if that part is true. He gives a lot of misinformation and can’t tell the difference between reality and fantasy. For all we know, even the screenshots he sent us of the conversation with the mother might be fake. My brother won’t let us talk to his lawyers or doctors in Switzerland. Won’t tell us his address. Won’t give info on the mother.

So here we are. A worker grandpa, two aunts, all barely affording rent, barely surviving, no options. Only a few pictures of our baby. No information about what really happened to him if he even exists.

I’ve been crying a lot. Kissing his apple red cheeks on my phone screen. I hate the thought of him thinking he is unloved, unwanted. I look at the moon and hope she can tell him on the other side of the world that he has people cheering him on. I’ll be keeping a journal dedicated to him in case he ever finds us himself in the future.

My first nephew. I’m so sorry we couldn’t do better by you. Auntie loves you very much.

Edit: I made this post for advice but most people seem to be stuck on the part that I’ll be graduating a german based department without being able to speak german. I just want to clarify that you need to pass something similar to a Goethe exam before you can even think about looking for jobs so it’s not like I’ll become a non-qualified translator tomorrow. As for how I’m able to graduate, I obviously know it enough to pass the exams, sometimes with flying colors and sometimes barely. I’ve just not had the chance to practice like a normal language learner. I had to focus on passing the exams, saving the day and that meant skipping very vital parts of overall comprehension and just focusing on what terminology I should memorize. A lot of people in my class suffer from the same problem. It just happened and it is going to be my first and probably only degree so I should make something of it.

OG post:

Hi y’all.

I began my journey 5 years ago. Although I didn’t take any courses, I’ve so far done my best to immerse myself with the language. My reading is not that bad, I can read a news article with my morning coffee and not have to google a lot of words. Listening? As long as the speaker is veeery slow then I can understand the topic at the very least. Speaking and writing however have been my biggest challenge. I can’t speak at all. I still don’t have my adjektivdeklination right. I keep forgetting the artikels. Was this verb akkusativ or dativ? Oh wait, there’s a preposition. It’s just too overwhelming- too much math to say a single sentece. And I haven’t had an abundance of speaking partners. Also, um, I may or may not be graduating as a GERMAN TRANSLATOR in two months. I’ll be a translator looking for work when I can’t even speak the language. Feel free to roast.

Anyways, I have accumulated a lot of loose information during these years. I might not be able to say something simple like “what flavor is this beverage?” I can literally read legal/ medicinal documents. Not very fast, but I’ll read it regardless.

My goal is to sew all loose threads and become qualified for B1 for all skills in these next 2 months. Reading, listening, speaking, writing. I have a grammar book and I’m going over all topics now but it’s not enough. I feel like I’m learning nothing when I don’t put it to use.

There’s a lot of shame that comes with being unable to learn a language for so long. I am trying my best not to compare myself to others. I really need to prove to myself that I can actually learn. If I can get to B1, I’ll devote my entire summer to get B2 certification so I can apply for jobs without feeling like a fraud, heh.