Some of us will be graduating this May, some of us will be finishing other degrees, for all of us there will be change. I am contemplating a major life transition & it really has me in a tailspin. I thought I would be in Baltimore working @ an intepreting job & living in the city. NOPE!
I am looking forward to finishing up my BOR, I like the variety of classes that it affords me. I will get a certification this summer that will allow me to teach English abroad. Hopefully, I will be able to use my sign skills there as well. I am at the research phase. I have a loose time frame set up & a direction, I am not calling it a plan yet.
For me life is about experiences, not money, people not material things. I am single & young enough that I feel I would regret not taking an opportunity to live in another culture. I love Deaf culture but do not want to be immersed in it exlusively, why not many cultures, meet many Deaf people?!
I think that ALL of the things that I have learned from Ruby & April I would be able to apply if I decide to move to Thailand. One thing I have learned is that after a year w Ruby & April you have no FEAR! You could stand me in front of a class naked & I would be able to sign something, it might be wrong, but I would TRY! The most important lesson I have learned throughout this whole experience, IF you can do nothing else try, think, put fourth some effort....I have no fear being in front of people now.
I feel like I really struggle w interpreting, it isn't something that comes natural to me. But, I will try because I feel that you learn more from this than interpreting a message. There are a lot of life lessons here. Things that you will need down the road, no matter what you do. This has been a positive, if challenging experience that I wouldn't trade for diamonds. K
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