facadepapergirl
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Hello! I'm between jobs AND schools, but when I'm not, I'm an ASL interpreter student. Just because I'm not in school, however, doesn't mean that I want to stop learning. After all, if you don't use it, you lose it, and I want to ace ASL 2 (yes, I only managed to get a single semester in). That's not why I'm here, though. I'm here because I really want to know more about Deaf people and Deaf culture, ASL, and hopefully make some Deaf, HoH, interpreter or student interpreter friends.
A common question that I was asked in school was 'Why? What made you want to become an interpreter?' And I think that the answer is a bit embarrassing. I don't have family that is Deaf, I'm not hard of hearing (though my hearing is bad, it doesn't qualify as HoH. Learning to sign with my friends does help, though!), I don't have Deaf friends or any of that. I watched an episode of Switched at Birth, and I immediately thought that it was the coolest thing ever.
You have to understand, though: I love language. I love the little nitty bitty bits that make it language, and studying language. I want to be a linguist. But it is not only that. I am in love with other cultures. I love learning about people. I love the culture that a language is connected to, and I want to learn languages in order to communicate with its speakers. So, when I fell in love with Switched at Birth, when I thought that it was cool, it was because it opened a door to a whole new culture and lifestyle, right at my back door. And I never get bored of it. Every time I communicate through sign (not often. Even in school in Austin, I was too scared to talk to Deaf students, and I was unable to go to where i would actually meet some) or watch a movie in ASL, I feel a slight thrill. Admittedly, I feel mostly the same way about most languages, but for some reason, I'm more passionate about ASL than, say Japanese, even though I love Japanese culture (and, of course, anime. But not just anime).
Anyways, I've been rambling/essay writing, and I apologise. So, hello, and it's nice to meet you all!
A common question that I was asked in school was 'Why? What made you want to become an interpreter?' And I think that the answer is a bit embarrassing. I don't have family that is Deaf, I'm not hard of hearing (though my hearing is bad, it doesn't qualify as HoH. Learning to sign with my friends does help, though!), I don't have Deaf friends or any of that. I watched an episode of Switched at Birth, and I immediately thought that it was the coolest thing ever.
You have to understand, though: I love language. I love the little nitty bitty bits that make it language, and studying language. I want to be a linguist. But it is not only that. I am in love with other cultures. I love learning about people. I love the culture that a language is connected to, and I want to learn languages in order to communicate with its speakers. So, when I fell in love with Switched at Birth, when I thought that it was cool, it was because it opened a door to a whole new culture and lifestyle, right at my back door. And I never get bored of it. Every time I communicate through sign (not often. Even in school in Austin, I was too scared to talk to Deaf students, and I was unable to go to where i would actually meet some) or watch a movie in ASL, I feel a slight thrill. Admittedly, I feel mostly the same way about most languages, but for some reason, I'm more passionate about ASL than, say Japanese, even though I love Japanese culture (and, of course, anime. But not just anime).
Anyways, I've been rambling/essay writing, and I apologise. So, hello, and it's nice to meet you all!
At least this one gets it and posts it out there. 
