So I am now 1 week into a new adventure in my life. I have started taking online classes to become an interpreter for the deaf. Until now, I have always felt like my education is right behind me. Now I feel like my education lives in the next state.
I have forgotten about taking notes, trying my hardest to memorize dates, names (dates are the worst- I can't retain dates to save my life), not to mention new vocabulary in a visual language. Sure, I took sign language in college. When did college become 20 years ago? I am remembering signs as the appear on my lists for the week, but now I am more intent on detail- recording, deleting, rerecording 1 minute slices of me signing 10 of the smallest sentences in all history. Gestures must be precise, within the box of my torso. My face must also express emotion as I gesture. I could spend hours practicing in front of a mirror. But I also have to work.
So, I'm taking extra time in the restroom at work, quickly signing the alphabet, words, sentences. Critiquing myself on the fly. What a weird thing. Watching myself on my webcam, wanting to stick my tongue out at myself at this strange voyeurism.
What am I doing? Growing, learning a lot about who I am in the process. Wish me luck!
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love it. now tell me what you said!
maybe you'll be one of those gals I see at the rock concerts!
BIG hugs to you on this next chapter in the book of you.
Please, please tell me what the gesture at the 38 second mark is for, because my brain is concocting HILARIOUS stories about what you are saying!
Glad you decided to go for it - I know you'll be great!
gsvee: that is so funny! I'm actually saying the bag is heavy. I don't have as much room as I need for lower gestures because of the size of my webcam (insert joke here), so some of the lower ones have to be higher up for my teachers to see them. It's not so close to the boob area as it seems. Hee hee!
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