Recent content by breelligerent

Hey guys! I'm not new to AllDeaf but I am new to Skype. I just got a webcam and would love to videochat with someone, whether they be a student or d/Deaf. A bit about me: I'm hearing and currently in ASL 3 (my professor is Deaf and went to Gally and has taught at my community college for years...

I dream in ASL sometimes, too. Isn't it a fun feeling, dreaming in another language? I wish I could actually sign as well as my dream-self can sign. Maybe that and getting "stuck" is just a language student thing?

I apologize, Bottensini. I wasn't trying to repeat what others had already stated! I'm happy it's not just me.

Hey guys! :wave: Do any of you do this, too? When I'm drunk or really upset I get "stuck" in ASL mode; it's like English is gone and ASL is the only way I can express myself. It doesn't happen very frequently but it's interesting and frustrating when it does. Some of my friends who know other...

I read a lot but don't post a whole lot. I'm hearing so I kinda stay out of the way. I'm LGBT so I know how annoying it can be when people who aren't from the same background jump in and dominate the conversation at gay clubs or forums, so I try not to do that here on AllDeaf. I know that many...

I know two terps who are employed by my college (a woman in one of my previous classes is Deaf and used two terps) and I wanted to get in contact with them, but my college's disability services department wouldn't let me leave either of them a message for safety reasons. I didn't think to ask my...

Oh yay! :ty: I'm glad that I haven't been romanticizing it. It's easy to do that with a dream job. Even though I'm terrified that I won't be good enough, sometimes terping becomes this mythical thing. My classes have been going very well. I've only gone through to ASL 2, but I'll start ASL 3...

I think it is very, very challenging. You have to juggle flipping between two languages, one visual with one structure and the other spoken with a different structure. I know that terps often train in PSE and SEE as well as ASL. You have to interpret ideas, not just words. That takes a lot of...

Oh no, I figured that if I sucked at terping I'd flunk out early on. But I'm scared to take the leap of faith and enroll at a university if it's for nothing, as I'd have to move out of state. I have the fire in my belly. I can't imagine doing anything else, although that may change once I start...

I'd love to get one before I start an ITP, but I doubt that they are available at that point. I didn't know if aptitude tests existed for ASL. I don't want to train to be a terp and end up flunking out or being an awful interpreter because I just don't have the natural language skills, y'know?

Hey all! I'm an aspiring terp and I was wondering if there's a test for someone's aptitude for interpreting. Being fluent in ASL won't matter if I don't have the natural skills for interpreting! Has anyone heard of a test for this?

I don't have experience with raising a deaf child, but I just want to tell you that everything will be okay. Don't be afraid, don't freak out. You can handle this! Your family will adapt and your son will have language (hopefully two!). Not panicking is the most important thing. When you panic...

I don't believe that 3/4 sleeves would cover it much, unfortunately. I'd much prefer to wear those than full sleeves! I'll definitely play around with covers. I just don't want them to have a shine or restrict movement, because I think those would be too distracting for the consumer. Is that...

Hey all! :wave: What is your opinion on interpreters with tattoos? I decided recently that I want to be an interpreter. It's too bad that I didn't realize that before I got my two tattoos! :roll: I have a large dark one on my left forearm and a tiny one (smaller than a dime) on my left hand...

Thank you Berry for this list, and thank you KristinaB for passing it on! I'm still learning ASL and have been having a very hard time with syntax. I always get confused about what would be considered the "topic", so this list is very helpful! :ty: