Certified Translator, stuck in Venezuela, looking for remote freelance work • Hacker News Board

Re: Certified Translator, stuck in Venezuela, looking for remote freelance work

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Post by vorpalhex » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 3:44 AM UTC

Can you post a eth/bitcoin wallet address on your site?

Re: Certified Translator, stuck in Venezuela, looking for remote freelance work

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Post by vkou » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 3:44 AM UTC

Hernanaracena wrote: post #6

ebikelaw wrote: post #2

Why not just dollars?

Venezuelans cannot accept USD without a bank account. You can use paypal but its hard to exchange from paypal USD to the venezuelan currency (Bolivares)

How, and why is it easier to exchange BTC for Bolivars, then Paypal dollars for Bolivars?

Re: Certified Translator, stuck in Venezuela, looking for remote freelance work

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Post by make3 » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 3:44 AM UTC

Hernanaracena wrote: post #6

ebikelaw wrote: post #2

Why not just dollars?

Venezuelans cannot accept USD without a bank account. You can use paypal but its hard to exchange from paypal USD to the venezuelan currency (Bolivares)

can't imagine it's easy to exchange bitcoins to bolivars, though I may be wrong if course

Re: Certified Translator, stuck in Venezuela, looking for remote freelance work

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Post by Hernanaracena » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 3:45 AM UTC

howitworks wrote: post #7

Good luck! Are you still working on https://www.tryeffortless.com/ ?

thank you, This is not for me I'm just helping somebody in Venezuela (Yes, I'm still working on effortless)

Re: Certified Translator, stuck in Venezuela, looking for remote freelance work

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Post by peterlk » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 3:47 AM UTC

In case anyone is not aware of the current situation of Venezuela. Here is a recent explanation: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17408792

Re: Certified Translator, stuck in Venezuela, looking for remote freelance work

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Post by hackstack » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 3:48 AM UTC

Your page says "text that need to be translated" but it would read more correctly as "text that needs to be translated". Just saying! Good luck.

Re: Certified Translator, stuck in Venezuela, looking for remote freelance work

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Post by hodljuna » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 3:48 AM UTC

Hi, sent you an email. Hopefully we can help each other out!

Re: Certified Translator, stuck in Venezuela, looking for remote freelance work

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Post by ekianjo » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 3:49 AM UTC

Exuma wrote: post #5

How did you get stuck?

Its called living under a dictatorship.

Re: Certified Translator, stuck in Venezuela, looking for remote freelance work

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Post by ekianjo » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 3:50 AM UTC

Hernanaracena wrote: post #6

ebikelaw wrote: post #2

Why not just dollars?

Venezuelans cannot accept USD without a bank account. You can use paypal but its hard to exchange from paypal USD to the venezuelan currency (Bolivares)

I thought holding USD was outlawed in Venezuela now?

Re: Certified Translator, stuck in Venezuela, looking for remote freelance work

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Post by sebleon » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 3:52 AM UTC

Exuma wrote: post #5

How did you get stuck?

Yes, incredibly difficult to get a Venezuelan passport now, these restrictions prevents nationals from leaving en masse. Thousands of Venezuelans have illegally walked out of their country, and making their way to my home country Ecuador on foot.