The ASL
LLC has been amazing the past few weeks. The semester started off a little
rough with 4 snow days. We had a lot of free time to hang out and catch up
after winter break but the following weeks were quite stressful trying to catch
up on our all of the make-up work. Once classes finally started for real some
of the residents mentioned that they really noticed the benefits of living in
the ASL LLC. Many people commented on how much ASL they already knew and how
much easier their ASL class was because they were ahead of their classmates. I
was so excited to hear that they really enjoyed living on the floor AND they
were learning and getting something out of the experience as well.
One of
the most exciting things that happened, at least for me, was the UWM Drag Show.
We were able to get reserved seats behind the interpreter section. The future
interpreters on our floor had a great time learning a different style of
interpreting. So far they have really only seen classroom and community
interpreters so it was a new experience to see a show interpreter in action.
ASL is a visual language and based on the content of the Drag Show there were a
few interesting moments where knowing a visual language become pretty
interesting. Based on what has happened so far this semester I cannot wait to
see what the rest of the school year has to offer.
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