{"174":{"first":"Amanda ","last":"Miranda-Marques"},"188":"I've been working as an interpreter and translator for almost six years. ","173":"2021-08-19","175":"ampoesy@gmail.com","176":"215-301-8398","177":{"street":"2127 Friendship Street","street2":"","city":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","zip":"19149","country":"United States"},"178":"Delaware Law is a strong and reputable institution, due to its brilliant faculty, many programs, high bar pass rate and positive community outreach and involvement. I feel fortunate to have been accepted to attend your school and look forward to returning and taking more courses after I finish the Interpreter program. \r\n\r\nI\u2019ve wanted to become a certified court interpreter since 2017,  that\u2019s when I first attended the orientation workshop offered by the PA courts. I've delayed taking the certification exam because I didn't feel ready after studying on my own.\r\n\r\nAfter being invited to attend Delaware Law's Court Interpreter Open House I was impressed by the program\u2019s commitment to training and helping certify interpreters like myself. \r\n\r\nI was happy to learn that I will be part of an award winning course and I\u2019m excited to be part of a reputable school, and be taught by notable teachers whose intellect and stories will inspire me to reach for greatness. ","179":"I\u2019ve been working as a personal interpreter and translator for Portuguese speaking immigrants for almost six years. This service has given me purpose in life, interpreting for those who can\u2019t express themselves in English fills my heart with gratitude. \r\n\r\nI\u2019ve interpreted asylum interviews in Lindenhurst, New Jersey, I\u2019ve assisted in depositions at law firms and inside the court of common pleas, I\u2019ve worked at the USCIS interpreting residency and citizenship interviews, I\u2019ve assisted during immigration master hearings and in traffic court in Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware. \r\n\r\nI feel honored to have been able to assist countless new immigrants apply for school, immigration benefits, health insurance, child care and basic utilities. To be able to be of service and at times charitable to low income families when there is a need makes me feel complete as a person and professional. \r\n\r\nSome judges were kind to let me interpret master hearings for some of my clients when there wasn\u2019t a Portuguese interpreter available and every time I was allowed to do so I felt purposeful and happy to assist and do my part in helping make their transition process more efficient. \r\n\r\nI aspire to be the best certified court interpreter I can teach myself to be. \r\n","180":"This program will prepare me to take the certification exams with confidence and train me to make a brilliant difference in many immigrant\u2019s lives. \r\n\r\nBecoming a certified interpreter has been my dream for four years now and this program will give me the tools to realize it. \r\n\r\nBecause of the pandemic many of my clients lost their jobs or have been working less than usual and can\u2019t afford to pay for my services. So my work has been dramatically reduced and I\u2019ve been helping them for less than I would normally charge. \r\n\r\nSometimes I don\u2019t even charge them. This week I was asked to assist a family who arrived in the U.S in the beginning of August. Their four year old son went to a picnic with his family and while playing at the park he saw a cement cylinder filed with barbecue coal ashes and thought it looked pretty and jumped in. \r\n\r\nHe couldn\u2019t see the hot coal at the bottom of the barrel and unfortunately burned his feet and ankles before his dad saw what happened and pulled him out. I took them to Saint Christopher\u2019s hospital and interpreted the painful consult.\r\n\r\nThey didn\u2019t have medical insurance or any money to pay for care so I talked to social services and helped them file for compassionate care through the hospital\u2019s clinic. I stayed with them in the E.R until the boy was fully admitted and a plan was made to care for his burns. \r\n\r\nAs painful as it was to watch the boy suffer I left the hospital happy knowing that he was going to receive the care he needed. They couldn't afford to pay me so they put it on their tab. \r\n\r\nI think I deserve this scholarship because I\u2019ve paid for it in service, I helped many immigrant families in need and I did it with a smile on my face for I truly enjoy what I do. \r\n\r\nI love interpreting and I hope to do it for as long as I can but I want to be a certified court interpreter and have a bigger impact by working inside the courtroom where accurate interpretation can help change lives. \r\n\r\nI\u2019m barely making ends meet right now and I\u2019d have to choose between paying my bills in October or paying for the course and for these reasons I\u2019d like to win this scholarship.\r\n\r\nThank you for this opportunity, and I completely understand if there are others who need this more than me.\r\n\r\nKind Regards,\r\n\r\nAmanda Miranda-Marques. \r\n\r\n  ","181":"Amanda Miranda-Marques"}