That was the phrase that I couldn't stop saying last night after I got home from work.
Last month I registered for my first American Sign Language (ASL) class and shortly after I happened to meet deaf person who comes into my work often. When I first met him, I knew very, very little ASL. Barely even knew the alphabet. Half the time I just had to guess what he was saying. Last week I started my class and yesterday was only my second time in class, and I have learned enough so far to carry on a decent conversation. Well who just so happens to walk into my work last night?? Yep, you guessed. My Deaf friend! Last night might have been the coolest and most exciting ten minutes I have experienced! I stood there and had a full conversation with a Deaf person - a form of communication I never even thought I would be able to do. I walked away just smiling, laughing, happy, and saying how awesome and funny Deaf people are! That conversation last night and the happiness that I felt afterwards got me even more excited for the rest of the semester as I continue to learn this language. I thought about the many things I can do by knowing ASL. Interpreting for a hearing and Deaf person's conversation, interpreting in a church service, even as far as going on a missions trip and being able to communicate with Deaf people in other countries. During high school, I took two years of Spanish, and that class for two years was by far the hardest and most frustrating class for me. For some people, Spanish is easier to learn and they enjoy it. But I was in the class as a requirement for the credits I needed and did not enjoy it. But God gave me the desire to want to learn ASL, so I took advantage of that desire, dream,and goal, when I found out it was offered at my school. I chose to take the class and I am loving every minute of it beyond what words can describe. It is a fun,expressive, and beautiful language. Not only will I learn a new language, but the culture and community that is associated with it. Do you have something that you have always wanted to learn or do?
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