Valerie Valiente

Explorer, Job-seeker, Student

I’m a Translation and Interpreting student from Peru with a strong interest in languages, audiovisual translation, and intercultural communication. I enjoy exploring how language can connect people from different backgrounds and make ideas more accessible. I’m currently developing my skills in English-Spanish translation and interpreting, and I’m excited to gain experience by contributing to TED’s volunteer translation community.

I’m passionate about languages, translation, learning about different cultures, and discovering how people communicate their ideas in different ways

I believe that knowledge becomes more meaningful when it is accessible to everyone, regardless of the language they speak.

Academic Research., Cultural References and Humor in Translation, English–Spanish Translation and Interpreting, Translation and Interpreting

As a Translation and Interpreting student, I became interested in TED because of its mission of making ideas accessible to a global audience. I wanted to learn more about the work behind TED’s subtitles and contribute my skills as a Spanish translator

People might not know that I’m good at noticing small details in language. I enjoy figuring out why a particular word, expression, joke, or cultural reference works in one language and how it could be conveyed naturally in another. I’m also a patient learner and enjoy researching unfamiliar topics when I come across something I don’t understand.