The author recounts translating passages from Plato's Apology at age 15, falling in love with translation. They learned perseverance and conveying ideas through different mediums like figure skating by translating music into performances. In 2018, they led a volunteer group to remove an invasive plant species from a lake, translating their conservation knowledge into productive action. The lessons of translation have stayed with the author and continue to influence how they translate passion into various forms of activism.