January 15, 2011

Follow up project

OKAY HERE'S A BASIC RUNDOWN OF WHY I'M IN ENGLAND.
My minor is Deaf Studies & both my parents can’t hear - so that is what sparked my interest

I am the recipient of the Gilman Scholarship :) and I soon will be receiving funds to make my own project sharing what I have learned with whoever I desire.

  • My goal is to share with students to take advantage of the opportunities that colleges have to offer- you can also learn so much OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM.
  • I am taking a Deaf Community & Culture course and have 2 Deaf Students in my class- so I observe the interpreters all day (BECAUSE IM FASCINATED THAT THE SIGN LANGUAGES ARE SO DIFFERENT)
  • I WANT TO MAKE A PROJECT BUT I DONT KNOW WHERE TO START
  • A friend told me to make a video that shows how we (HEARING) people order food in a restaurant & how Deaf people order food.
  • I have the opportunity to learn British Sign Language informally because their course runs all year and I am only here for a semester.
  • I have came to the conclusion that this project will be a Deaf Awareness Project but I really want my viewers help in deciding what I should include in it :)

a little too comfortable?!

Went pub hopping last night. It was cool some old creepy guy tried to hit on me and kissed me on the cheek- HIS BREATH SMELLED HORRIBLY- but the girls I was with thought it was absolutely funny! He kept trying to make creepy conversation but I definitely kept those sporadic convos S H O R T. He offered to buy me a drink and he was kind of sketch so I turned that offer down rather quickly.
The first week of classes UGH. I tried to sign up for a class titled disability studies and my advisor said she would give me credit for it- only to find out the class was offered last semester and not this one FML! SOOOO i will totally be taking a class just for an elective but Im not sure if I want it to be the one I am looking at. If it is- I only have class on Tuesday (what am I supposed to do with my life on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday) I just know I'm going to need to throw a couple of drinks back, after my nap on Tuesdays.

Upon approaching the dorm- a lot of ppl were gathered outside laughing around. I went over to see what was going on and a Drunk - Gullible guy was being convinced he would be so cool if he would jump off this bench as if he was superman- but ended up bellyflopping into a bush- HE'S GONNA HAVE UNEXPLAINABLE BRUISES WHEN HE SOBERS UP. ooohhh & I caught it on video lol