Originally Posted by Anij

I'm not an interpreter - and I Know you only wanted interpreter responses regarding learning ASL (??? what about all us hoh/deaf that learned ASL as youth/adults?? we have alot of valuable info as well - but that's a different topic)

The reason I'm posting is to point out something you really need to consider - and I don't mean this to sound harsh but...

IF you really want to be an interpreter AND you are finding all the Deaf gatherings are "too far away" ... you have some choices to make.

A) Is learning ASL and interacting with the Deaf community important enough for you to drive an hour or 2, 1xmonth etc to attend social gathering - at least until you make connections with ASLers nearer to you???

B) IF you go through the whole process of becoming an interpreter ...what are you going to do about jobs that aren't in your backyard ????

I know HH/D that will drive hours to get to a gathering to socialize and catch up ... are you willing /able to do the same.

JMHO