Quite a strange title, but it helps me to remember the things I wanted to write about, and it reminds me of the days Amy and I used to email and compete to find the strangest subject lines possible that many times had absolutely nothing to do with the content of the emails (remember the 99 bottles of nail polish, Am?)
First of all, the trilingual conversation. I've ben able to pick up a bit of ASL since I've been here. I understand much more than I can actually sign, but I'm still in the learning process. Milagros (one of our college grads who happens to be deaf) was working as a hall monitor and was trying to communicate with a parent, but it wasn't working. Many of the parents are able to make basic hand motions, but others, especially those who aren't as familiar with the school have a little more trouble. I happened to be passing through, and asked the mom what she needed. Since I know Spanish, I understood what she needed and turned to communicate that with Milagros. Most of my sign language, however, I associate with English words, so when I turned back to the mother to explain, I started talking to her in English, and didn't realize my mistake until she looked slightly confused. Talk about brain fry! I thought 2 languages was hard, but adding a third is even more interesting.
Lunar eclipse-it was pretty neat. I sat outside for an hour or so and watched and took pictures. I wasn't the only one out on my street. There were about 3 others from time to time coming out with their cameras.
The death of a chair-as I was sitting on the walkway in front of my apartment, my only portable chair (not a recliner) slipped off the edge and broke. =( Oh well, one more thing for the shopping list.
My new best friend-Tide to Go! I love this stuff-it has saved me embarrassment and stained clothes many times. It's saved a a few friends too. =)
Wish I had more time to write, but I must go to supper!
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