Yamino
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Hi everyone! 
I'm a little shy to introduce myself here, since I am very very new to signing. I haven't taken any classes, because living in Brussels, Belgium I would probably only find Dutch or French sign classes. So I am self-teaching myself ASL from the books I have bought online.
I am really interested in learning languages. I'm Italian/American and I speak both languages fluently, although my English is better now since I haven't lived in Italy since I was 6 years old. I have also studied French, German, Spanish, and Japanese. Unlike Latin languages, which all have common roots and are easier to learn once you have already mastered one, nothing I had previously studied could prepare me for the challenge of ASL. It's a welcome challenge though, and I've been having a lot of fun learning signs!
Aside from my love of languages, I also become interested in learning ASL as research for a graphic novel/radio play I'm working on. The main character is a blind superheroine living in modern-day Amsterdam. Her best friend is her deaf cousin. I wanted to be able to portray both of them realistically- so along with doing extensive research on Dutch culture and real locations in Amsterdam, I'm also trying to learn more about deaf and blind culture.
There are many challenges I face in creating this comic, and one of them is how to show a blind and a deaf person conversing. I haven't been able to find any good references for it, so I'm not really sure how it works. I was hoping some people here could help me with that. (I'll probably be reposting this around, to make sure the right people see it.
)
I look forward to making some new friends here! =)
I'm a little shy to introduce myself here, since I am very very new to signing. I haven't taken any classes, because living in Brussels, Belgium I would probably only find Dutch or French sign classes. So I am self-teaching myself ASL from the books I have bought online.
I am really interested in learning languages. I'm Italian/American and I speak both languages fluently, although my English is better now since I haven't lived in Italy since I was 6 years old. I have also studied French, German, Spanish, and Japanese. Unlike Latin languages, which all have common roots and are easier to learn once you have already mastered one, nothing I had previously studied could prepare me for the challenge of ASL. It's a welcome challenge though, and I've been having a lot of fun learning signs!
Aside from my love of languages, I also become interested in learning ASL as research for a graphic novel/radio play I'm working on. The main character is a blind superheroine living in modern-day Amsterdam. Her best friend is her deaf cousin. I wanted to be able to portray both of them realistically- so along with doing extensive research on Dutch culture and real locations in Amsterdam, I'm also trying to learn more about deaf and blind culture.
There are many challenges I face in creating this comic, and one of them is how to show a blind and a deaf person conversing. I haven't been able to find any good references for it, so I'm not really sure how it works. I was hoping some people here could help me with that. (I'll probably be reposting this around, to make sure the right people see it.
)I look forward to making some new friends here! =)
