Dear friends, thank you @aelcenganda for posting this here. And thank you Peter and Sam for expressing interest.
Yes, even though @aelcenganda mentioned that people are kind enough to whisper translate during sessions, I think it would be fair for me to pay an interpreter to help me at the hackathon and for other interviews.
I am looking for someone who can help me at the hackathon, but also occasionally between Oct 18 and 24 (just a couple of hours on those other days). Ideally the person would be very fluent in both languages.