AngieDust
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Hi! I'm Angie. I'll give a quick introduction of myself but I don't want to bore anyone. I grew up in Philadelphia and I now live in Delaware. (Dela-WHERE?)
I started to get involved in ASL about 4 years ago when my friend introduced me to her family. Both grandparents, aunts and uncles, and her ex step dad and his wife are Deaf. I quickly realized if I was going to be a part of any conversation I needed to learn to sign. I learned through them and even took a class at the community college. It's been almost 2 years now that I've seen them but I still continue my love for ASL. I practice at home and alone all the time. I watch lessons on lifeprint.com. I watch YouTube videos but because it's been so long since I actually interacted with anyone else who can sign I feel I have lost confidence.
I want to go to Deaf Community events and meetings etc. but I am a little intimidated to go alone. I have always had some one to next to me who could interpret for me incase I got lost in a conversation, but now I would like to be able to do it all for myself. Hopefully, while doing so, I could meet friends with similar interests. I just downloaded Skype but it isn't working on my computer so hopefully eventually I could find some one(s) to practice with!!
I started to get involved in ASL about 4 years ago when my friend introduced me to her family. Both grandparents, aunts and uncles, and her ex step dad and his wife are Deaf. I quickly realized if I was going to be a part of any conversation I needed to learn to sign. I learned through them and even took a class at the community college. It's been almost 2 years now that I've seen them but I still continue my love for ASL. I practice at home and alone all the time. I watch lessons on lifeprint.com. I watch YouTube videos but because it's been so long since I actually interacted with anyone else who can sign I feel I have lost confidence.
I want to go to Deaf Community events and meetings etc. but I am a little intimidated to go alone. I have always had some one to next to me who could interpret for me incase I got lost in a conversation, but now I would like to be able to do it all for myself. Hopefully, while doing so, I could meet friends with similar interests. I just downloaded Skype but it isn't working on my computer so hopefully eventually I could find some one(s) to practice with!!
to AllDeaf forum. You can try OOvOO.com if you want to use video to chat with other deaf people. This should work. I hope. I have not use Skype at all. 
I once had a woman stop me in the bathroom at Gallaudet. She was upset about someone who had recently died, but I couldn't figure out HOW she knew this person. I felt like an idiot. She was signing. so. fast.....