Wow we had our final in the "Bible" class today. It was quite a hectic weekend, lots of homework. I does not seem possible that a whole semester has went by. I guess time flies when you are working your a** off. The toughest part of this whole thing is trusting yourself & confidence. We did a video in Ruby's class about fingerspelling, it was amazing how much easier it is now to understand signing. Am I fluent, by no means, but am I improving, I think so.
This has been an emotional semester for all of us it seems, everyone has had their own thing going on. But, somehow we always manage to get the work done & pull each other up. This is one of the most diverse group of personalities I have ever experienced, but by far one of the best groups of people I have ever worked with. We all have such strong personalities, getting us to all go in the same direction must have been like herding cats.
I am looking forward to a break & hope that I come back next semester w renewed energy & better focus. This was a tough one.
I think one thing that we need to remember especially April after experiencing all of the loss that has come her way this year, is to look at what we have, not what we do not have. I have had no experience with loss of that magnitude.
Katie told us a story today about Yasmine her daughter, she asked Santa not for toys or an i-pod, she asked him for one thing her family to be happy. That is my wish for all of us. Be happy, have a wonderful break & I look forward to going through the next semester & laughing & learning more.

K

Can we just say that it has been hell lately? The last day before we left for break we had our first experience interpreting. It really drove home how important this profession is to each one of us. I have never seen a group so pale. We did it. Thanksgiving break was tough for me. Not much of a break.
Have had a hard time getting back in the groove, but 2 weeks left. I can make it.
K