Name's Alicia- nice to meet you! I'm hearing, but sometimes I pretend I can't hear my husband, so he thinks I'm going deaf. Haha! (Sometimes I secretly wish I was). I love music, I love to talk, but even more I LOVE ASL, deaf culture, and using my face to convey what I can't explain with words. So naturally I got interested in ASL when I was young, my sister and I took a class in elementary school, then got back into it in highschool. Made some deaf friends, interpreter friends, and increased our signing skills.
My life has been crazy since high school. In the last four years I have; moved across the Western US 3 times in 4 years, moved out of my parents place, then back in, gotten married, gotten pregnant, had a baby, been employed at three different jobs and studied three different majors at three different schools. So it's been a looong time since I've had a deaf friend (tear).
I am no stranger to change to be sure. I am however a stranger to the deaf community in my area. NoCo- Northern Colorado home to ice hockey, several colleges (a few with ASL interpreting programs) and now my family. I am looking forward to the opportunities and challenges I have here. The first challenge will be in making friends and I have a target- the deaf community!
I still haven't described the purpose of this blog have I? I want to keep myself accountable. I need to get back in the game. It doesn't matter how many ASL videos or DeafTv videos I watch online, I need to get back into the community. So here is personal journal to keep me accountable to the whole world- to log my experiences, attempts and failures to get back in the saddle. Also maybe someone out there is like me- constantly searching for the next best ASL video on YouTube or ASL advice online. For a free resource about ASL Deaf culture etc. If anyone out there is reading- I hope you enjoy!
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