I have always been interested in American Sign Language. I find it very intriguing that there is a whole community of people who are able to effectively communicate without using their voices. I know five people who know ASL, but surprisingly, none of them are deaf.
The culture of ASL is different because there is still a slight bias between those who are deaf and those who are hearing, even if those who can hear can speak and understand ASL. I have a friend who recently took a trip to DC to visit with the deaf community there and she said it was really great because it gave the hearing community and the deaf community a chance to be together and possibly overcome some of the boundaries that are always there.
I just want to be able to communicate in another way. I know Spanish and I’m currently learning Portuguese, but ASL is so different from all of the languages I know and I’m very excited about that. I have four main goals this semester: 1) Be able to have a basic conversation with someone: ask them about their family, interests, etc…and be able to answer in return. 2) Be able to talk about my religion. 3) Be able to talk about the past and the future, not just the present. 4) Be able to music.
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