February 12, 2011

LATE NIGHTS EARLY MORNING

Havent been sleepy like a regular person but I did find out that I do have papers that I didnt know were due in a couple of weeks. I have time to do them but I am kinda freaking out. I have been on VACATION WAY TOO LONG.

well guys it's 420 and I will get straight to the point.

Just getting back in from Sparkle heart and it was great. My feet hurt from my heels but that was definitely expected.

There were a lot of people there and I did have a little deja vu- I remembered being there in a dream but I didnt know what it meant at that time. I felt like I was going to aggrevate my friend Nirvana by asking her to interpret everything--even though she prob wouldnt have mind. But I sucked it up- gained some confidence and met people. I went to the event with a group of 3 other girls and I definitely didnt stay in their shadow- I am so proud of myself.

I held conversations by myself and would ask someone to translate if I was really excited about what I was saying and was thinking so fast my hands couldnt process it lol

I had a magnificent time. We played all sorts of games- I won the raffle and didnt realize it because I didnt understand their numbers in sign language at first (GOOD TIMES).

I also had a conversation with a friend (Latoya). She is so lovely and from London. She explained to me her childhood experience Im not gonna say she told me everything but she did share with me interesting stuff I will be putting into my DEAF AWARENESS PROJECT.

ummmm brief description
when she was first born her mother didn't know why her child ALWAYS CRIED. A newborn baby crying (that's not unheard of) but she was definitely crying and not because she was hungry.  After 2 weeks her mother was full of frustration and took her to her sister's house- Latoya's aunt.

Latoya's aunt one day realized that she cried when the lights were off. And also when you made loud sounds she wouldn't flinch such as babies do when they are frightened. She was taken to the doctor and low and behold she was Deaf.

The reason that I shared this brief story was I thought it was so cool that- her vision was her everything. Individuals that are Deaf use their vision significantly (more than you realize) when they have hearing impairments.

Her story was soooo cool and I want to share her story in my project but I definitely would like my subscriber's ideas- questions- and comments.

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