This document discusses translation studies and contains information about: 1) Challenges in the translation process such as changes made to the text, illegible text, inconsistent terminology, errors, incomplete text, and missing references. 2) Cultural and linguistic issues that must be considered like dialects, abbreviations, jargon, idioms, slang, punctuation differences, and high context cultural references. 3) Quotes about the importance of translation in introducing other cultures and languages to forms of art and humanity, and that translation requires a creative person with a keen sense of both cultures to use translation strategies judiciously.