Tick, tock goes the clock.

Okay, I admit it - I must be a geek of some fashion. (Rhetorical 'why' placed here.) I enjoyed the History Lesson exercise we have been doing in the EIP class. To me this is "real world" and a great example of what we may come across in the field. I also admit to struggling with "hearing" the entire message as I try and create a full and complete product. The words that I've missed as I've been signing are scary. I know that with ASL flow comes better listening skills; I don't want to the "that one" that misses things.

On the flip side, I mostly enjoyed the voicing we did in Thursday's class. Again, it comes down to fluency. I think we did well enough with the style of voice needed for a children's story. Again - the things I missed are so key. Obviously.*

The Ethics class continues to be enlightening with various situations we may be hit with in the field. Learning vicariously this way is a bonus. There are so many subtle, yet important, aspects to keep in mind every day.

*"Obviously" was my fun word of the night when I went to Pittsburgh Association of the Deaf (PAD) Friday night. When some of my friends would introduce me to other people there they would add the "hearing" piece of information about me. I would laugh, repeating "hearing" and add "obviously!". One of my friends invited me to the Deaf Holiday Part in November and when I mentioned letting my classmates know he said, "oh no, this is Deaf only". When I queried him on inviting me he said I was okay and that I'd be his "guest", he was my "in" so to speak. That made me feel good.

And so I continue to move forward, with an open mind and open eyes, trying to soak up what I can in the short time we have together. My roommate's daughter asked me my plans for after school as they need to know if I am moving on. I told them that I was sorry that I really did not know yet. We joked that if I could have a Deaf person move in with us I'd be set! I could stay here and continue my lessons, all in one neat package!!

Oh, to dream!