08 February, 2011

it is definitely getting better... :)

life is so good here in siena!

     well... other than me still struggling with learning italian!

    I finally had an incredibly wonderful chance to meet more deaf Italians on Sunday. Barbara, my professor for the LIS class invited me to an orienting race she was participating with her Deaf friends. It was a fun experience for me to actual putting my LIS skill in practice. There were about 15 Deaf Italians at the race-- most are 30's or older, and some of them already learned some ASL. So, I already promised them that I would help them with ASL and English, as they will teach me more LIS in return.  I was not involved with the race, but I've decided that I will join them next month in Florence! Barbara is from Brasile, which was an amazing coincidence (yes, God was behind all of this ;) ) So, we were able to sign three different sign languages (ASL, LIS, and LIBRAS) all in one conversation! It was such a freeing feeling to use brasile sign language again. I miss it a lot. After talking to Barbara, I caught myself dreaming about returning to Brasile one day soon.

      I know it in my heart that I am definitely not done with Brasile. I've always known this since the day I left Brasile.

   Tonight, I went out for a drink with a new friend, Sarah. She is hearing, but is rapidly picking up sign language pretty well! I had such a good time with her, having girl-to-girl conversations. I also ordered a dolce (dessert)--- baguette with nutella and whipped cream. So delicious.

        Emotions amaze me. They have so much power over humans. Basically, emotions and attitudes definitely determine the mood of the day. Hence, we need to learn how to overcome our negative emotions with positive attitudes, in order to have a better day.

1 comment:

  1. speaking of emotions....I miss you.

    can't wait till next semester....

    yep. I bet you know who I am ;)

    <3

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