Last year my life was in a complete transition, new job, new home, no friends & I walked into the AMSL class & I find that we have a Deaf instructor, a formidable Deaf instructor. It was a tough year, but you know what I made it. It was a crazy, stressful, wonderful year. I wouldn't trade meeting & learning w Ruby for anything. I have made some wonderful friends.
I applied to the ITP prgram & I am accepted. I doubt myself in every way. My recpetive skills need work but you know what I can do that, I can improve. Experience takes time & there is only one way to gain it, you work for it.
Communication is the most important part of human life. It is our connection w each other. My mother is a writer & she taught me to value and respect words. The ambiguity of this interpreting world does intimidate & scare me.
The interview I did w April helped me immensely. The seminar this summer we took gave me some confidence. I may not be the best interpreter out there, but I will work to be the most competant & capable that I can be. I will be a step ahead because I respect communication so deeply & I will stive to make sure that I deliver a message, honestly & with integrity & truth.
My life has changed yet again as I step into the classroom this year, I am getting a divorce & I am on my own. It has been a lot of life lessons, learning to stand up for myself & knowing that I am my soul means of support, life is scary right now.
I have no choice but succeed & I will. I am feeling better about this year, I like Aprils teaching style & I will do the work. My son told me that people who do the work, seldom fail. That will be my philosophy. I will do the work, I will have good intentions & I will fall down but I will get back up again. This year will be a challenge, I am ready, lets move forward & learn. We have a great group in the classroom, we have a good group dynamic a support group has been formed. We are all there for a common purpose, how could we fail?

I hope that we all have a great year & that we all exceed our expectations of ourselves. When it comes down to it, you are the only person that can hold you back.

K