Week of 2/11-2/15

This week in ASL, I got to practice signing in groups using bunches of note cards. We signed the words and sometimes signed whole thoughts using the words we were going over to help them stick better. It was really fun and interesting. It helped everything stick better. I really like using conversations to practice ASL. Using the information you just got always helps it sink in better.

“Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.”

I don't have many people I can practice with and me friend Vincent, I used to practice with just moved down to California today. He'll be gone for the next three months so I won't be able to converse with him for a while. It's less than ideal for everyone involved in his life, but it's for a career opportunity that will be pretty great for him. So as much as everyone, including his girlfriend up here, will miss him a bunch and he doesn't want to be away for that long. He's really stoked about the opportunity.

I've been looking into groups for people learning ASL to get together to practice up here in Portland. It's an exciting venture. Hopefully it'll work out. Who knows, maybe I'll make some new friends at the same time.