* UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Intimate micro-experiences built around food, story, craft, and movement
A commitment to giving back with every gathering*

Your 'camino' , our commitment


About

Mission

¡Buen Camino! The good road is closer than you think.We create intimate micro-experiences & parties built around food, story, craft, and movement for curious people who want to gather with purpose.Every ticket sold contributes to food security and international development causes we believe in, because every journey matters.

The Camino de Santiago is famous for its distance, but what people remember is never the miles. It is the meal that lasted three hours, the conversation that changed something, the skill learned from a stranger, and the landscape that asked them to slow down.Buen Camino was built on the belief that those moments are available to all of us, right where we live. Our micro-experiences are designed to give you exactly that, a full and hearty journey packed into an evening, an afternoon, a walk, or time at a workbench.And because no journey means much if it only serves the traveler, every Buen Camino event contributes directly to food security and international development organizations working to make the road more equal for everyone.Small moments. Real journeys. Shared impact.

Inspired by the timeless spirit of the Camino de Santiago, The Way of St. James, we believe a good journey does not have to be long to change you. Every table set, story told, skill learned, and path walked with us is its own small 'camino'.Intentional, generous, and worth every step

Buen Camino LLC can chart your trajectory and mission with clarity, care, confidence, and commitment. Your camino, our commitment.

Founder & CEO

As a translation professional, Robert has focused his career on navigating unknowns and complex challenges through the help of language.

Growing up in rural Ohio, he discovered his passion for connecting people, ideas, and linguistic barriers, both in his small community and eventually across borders, through language learning, service projects, and work opportunities.

After graduating from Georgetown University, Robert pursued a career that took him to diverse destinations both in the USA and worldwide. As a civilian contractor, he received high quality military-grade language services training & gained valuable experience working in all over the world.

Although Robert specializes in technical translations from foreign languages into English, his eclectic background ranges from security consulting, start-ups, charitable organizations, recruiting, and even a stint in construction ops and beer warehouse janitor duties! This experience taught him adaptability and the value of diverse perspectives.

The inspiration for this company & its name, Buen Camino, come from Robert's personal connection and admiration for the story of the Camino de Santiago. The Camino de Santiago, or Way of St. James, is a pilgrimage route, marked by seashell symbols, recreating St. James the Apostle's long and arduous journey during his traveling ministry. The paths span all over Europe, and eventually lead to the Northwestern coast of Galicia, Spain in Santiago de Compostela. The famed "¡Buen Camino!" greeting is said to fellow travelers on the Camino, who make the same long journey to seek peace, health, healing, and adventure. As a child, Robert's family briefly lived in an area in Northern Spain (Principado de Asturias) where the Camino passed through; and the Camino story has captivated Robert ever since.

Robert is committed to guiding businesses and individuals through global communication and work & travel abroad and is fueled by a passion for connection and exploration.


Services

Language Services

  • Full written translations into English w/ annotations & clarifying commentary

  • Full transcripts of audiovisual content into English w/ annotations & clarifying commentary

  • Brief summaries & gists of foreign language content into English

  • Translation of marketing materials
    (multi-directional translation)

  • Recruitment of interpreters & language professionals for your company ; language talent acquisition specialist

  • Research assistance

  • Management of email correspondence between business, vendors, clients -- (long or short term).
    (multidirectional translation)

  • Pre-planned & pre-recorded scripts or speeches for multilateral events or responses to clients & vendors

  • Specially customized phrasebrook for business and personal travel that fits your situation, needs, & destination

  • Phonetics/pronunciation practice if reading foreign language material for presentations, scripts, calls, meetings

  • 1-on-1 consulting

Global security Risk Consulting Services

  • Destination-specific situational & safety briefs, leveraging open source to inform businesses travel contingency plans

  • Foreign language enabled open source research (press, databases, social media, videos)

  • Comprehensive evaluations of potential risks to operations, assets, personnel, and itineraries in specific regions

  • Advising on itineraries and personnel movement in hostile & non-hostile territories for business and personal travel

  • Schemes of movement with annotations, maps, & images

  • Geopolitical analysis tailored to your situation, needs, & destination

  • Curated list of emergency contacts & U.S Embassy / Consulate information

  • 1-on-1 consulting

Current Roster of Source Languages & Their Georgraphic Reach

  • Spanish (Castellano / Español)

  • French (Français)

  • Russian (Русский язык)

Rates

Translations & Transcripts

$0.20 per word ; $0.15 during quality review process
+ $20 service fee

Research, Consulting,
Other Deliverables & Meetings

$50 per hour

Recruitment & Talent Acquisition for Interpreters & Language Professionals

Hourly Rate + 20% commission of hired candidate's annual salary amount

Foreign Language Email Communications Liaison

Long Term - hourly rate
Short Term - per word rate


Contact

Please feel free to get in touch with us ; we would love to hear from you

Email--[email protected]
Using us for the first time?--New Client Google Form
Free Initial Consultation--Calendar Link
Official 1-on-1 Client Session (Hourly Rate)--Calendar Link
Prospective client? Curious about our services?--Google Form

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