We’re told there is an elderly man in Texas that lives somewhere near the US-Mexican border who provides free translation from Spanish to English. His name is Pedro Lopez and he’s provided these free translation services for many years.

Mr. Lopez is reportedly a very generous man and is also known for his sense of humor. For example he enjoys inserting random humorous anecdotes into his work (just to liven things up a bit he says). Admittedly his English language skills are not that good, and his Spanish is questionable, inasmuch as he’s had no formal education. However, he provides his services at no charge. As a result his translation services are in demand by some of the top companies in the US and Latin America.

One operational challenge though stems from the fact that his daily translation capacity is about 25 words. As a result, despite the high demand for his free services, his backlog is tremendous. Last we heard Mr. Lopez has sufficient translation work for the next 135 years, with new projects coming in daily.

For those who can’t wait 100 years for translation services (or even 10) there are organizations like Affinity Spanish. While our company’s services are not free, we do employ professional, highly-trained English-Spanish linguists, with a commitment to delivering high quality Spanish translation services. More information about these services is available here.

Today’s quote:

“It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.”  – Roy Disney