Amy Gulvin

I'm an English native speaker from the UK, and I also speak Spanish and Mandarin. I have a Post-Graduate Diploma in Translation Studies with Distinction and am a fully certified member of NZSTI (New Zealand Society of Translators and Interpreters.) I enjoy languages because I am so interested in people from different places. I believe translation is really important in helping to bring people together.

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Latest posts by Amy Gulvin

Puerto Rico: “Freedom for Oscar López Rivera, Now!”

  11 June 2013

More and more people have united in the campaign for the release of Oscar López Rivera, the longest-serving political prisoner in Latin America. Politicians of all ideologies in Puerto Rico, writers, artists, and members of the international community, have come together to ask for his freedom after being imprisoned in the United States during 32 years.

What's Going on in Michoacán, Mexico?

  31 May 2013

Is Michoacán a failed state? The state is besieged by organized crime and has lawlessness problems, with self-defence groups and in some regions with religious fanaticism. Governor Fausto Vallejo, meanwhile, is on sick leave. The Army and the Navy have arrived at the state in another attempt by the government to restore order.

Spain: Bullfighting Nuns vs. Animal-Loving Children

  14 May 2013

The children of "El cuarto hocico", a virtual animal protection group in the form of a blog created by children from Orba de Muel school (Spain), offered the nuns of the La Aguilera monastery all their money, 1000€, so they would discard the idea of holding a bullfight to raise funds.

Argentina: Floods in Buenos Aires Leave 35 Dead

  4 April 2013

The province of Buenos Aires was severely affected by abundant rainfall recorded during the night of the 1st and 2nd of April. Recurrent damage caused by the rains have prompted Argentine bloggers to debate whether minimal investment in infrastructure, fast-growing real estate, or climate change is to blame for the disaster.

Puerto Rico Second in the Caribbean Final of the World Baseball Classic

  20 March 2013

Although Puerto Rico did not win the World Baseball Classic, the country played memorably, managing to position itself as the number two team. Twitter users congratulated the Dominican Republic, which became the first undefeated team to win a World Baseball Classic, while expressing the deep pride they felt for the Puerto Rican national team.

Colombia: “Let's Revoke Congress”

  27 February 2013

Colombian netizens are using the the hashtag #revoquemoselCongreso [Let's Revoke Congress] to expose the reasons why the country's members of Congress should leave their jobs.

Ecuador: The Case of the 10 from Luluncoto

  20 January 2013

The 10 from Luluncoto are the young people who lost their freedom on 3 March 2012, accused of terrorism and threats to the security of the State. Ten months later, the case continues to worry Ecuadorians and human rights organisations.

New Governor Elected in Puerto Rico

  12 November 2012

After a hard-fought election in which there was never a clear trend from the beginning, Alejandro García Padilla was declared elected Governor. In the status plebiscite held along with the general elections, the option of annexation to the United States won for the first time. However, given the massive abstention along with a poorly conceived referendum, the results are not easy to interpret.