Oh yay!
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 in the spring. I've been devouring books in the meantime, though. I love the American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary that Gallaudet published, although dictionaries aren't the best way to learn. My professor encouraged me to look into interpreting after I finished 2 last quarter, which was when I started getting my hopes up. I'd wanted to be an interpreter but I didn't think I'd be good enough for it for some reason. His input means a lot to me. I'm glad my teacher is Deaf and is active in the community; it makes it easier to learn from him.