SimplyMints
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I have been thinking about going to Gallaudet, and it's clear to me that SEE isn't gonna cut it there. I have very quickly become fluent in SEE, and am using it with some ASL and a touch of PSE to talk with my family, who are learning SEE (the mix is mostly with my sister, who is learning ASL, and who took an ASL class in high school also, as did I).
However, my mindset is culturally Deaf, now that I've finally found a concrete definition of it, and of course I know I will never be accepted as such without ASL fluency. Besides that, I really want to learn ASL because it just looks so much more fun to sign than SEE. I watch it on YouTube, and it just makes me wish I was raised with it, really.
My local community college does NOT teach ASL. I've also searched the websites of every college and university within 3 hours drive of my house, and have yet to find any that even know what ASL is. The more I read about Gallaudet, the more I want to go, but I want to know ASL first, and my search is discouraging.
So I've found this course on lifeprint, and I guess my only option is to use that and teach myself. I hope I don't show up looking like an idiot because I'm signing all wrong, ROFL! I've seen some YouTube videos of people doing that, and translations, and it was hilarious!!
I live in a rural area, so there's scarcely a hearing community, much less a deaf one, so there are obviously no public resources for me. I don't wanna move. All my family are here, and I love it here. I want Gallaudet to move here instead
Well, I guess I'll dive in while I don't have any other classes to take! Any ideas that will make this easier for me will be appreciated, especially since I'm starting full-time school soon, and it won't be easy to find time to study.
However, my mindset is culturally Deaf, now that I've finally found a concrete definition of it, and of course I know I will never be accepted as such without ASL fluency. Besides that, I really want to learn ASL because it just looks so much more fun to sign than SEE. I watch it on YouTube, and it just makes me wish I was raised with it, really.
My local community college does NOT teach ASL. I've also searched the websites of every college and university within 3 hours drive of my house, and have yet to find any that even know what ASL is. The more I read about Gallaudet, the more I want to go, but I want to know ASL first, and my search is discouraging.
So I've found this course on lifeprint, and I guess my only option is to use that and teach myself. I hope I don't show up looking like an idiot because I'm signing all wrong, ROFL! I've seen some YouTube videos of people doing that, and translations, and it was hilarious!!
I live in a rural area, so there's scarcely a hearing community, much less a deaf one, so there are obviously no public resources for me. I don't wanna move. All my family are here, and I love it here. I want Gallaudet to move here instead
Well, I guess I'll dive in while I don't have any other classes to take! Any ideas that will make this easier for me will be appreciated, especially since I'm starting full-time school soon, and it won't be easy to find time to study.