So, December is drawing to a close now. We had a slight snow storm overnight, which was really pleasant once I woke up and looked out of the window. My first term of my second year of university is nearly over, I just have two exams to write.
I also had a job interview with Petsmart today. I was very impressed with how the employers treated me once I introduced myself and my interpreter - my interpreter only had to say that she would have to sit next to them instead of by me. They took that into stride easily, and the interview went off without a hitch. If you're all wondering, I should be hearing back by Friday.
This definitely gives me hope for the hearing world, since some people that I've met over the years have really shunned the deaf, and the same goes for the working world. Maybe this is the first step towards a change for all us deaf people!
I would like to go over one thing here, which is completely a basic idea yet so important for each and all of us: worlds. We all have our own world, where we feel like that we belong the most. I'm sure that is easy to understand - but I'm speaking from my own perspective here, since this blog is basically about me and my experiences, and I apologize in advance if I've offended anybody.
There are two worlds for me right now - the hearing world and the deaf world. I live in the hearing world 99% of the time. (I do wish that this was different, but I cannot change it, alas.) I don't mind how it is, but I do have my own struggles - I have to shift some of my traits around so I wouldn't be rejected by the hearing people. How I communicate, has to be shifted as well - I can't just go up to somebody hearing and start signing to them, right? They would think I have some form of brain damage (which I do not) so I have to whip out my little nifty notepad and pen. And write down what I want to say, and it all goes from there, everybody's happy. This basically is how I communicate 99% of the time too. I text a lot, I e-mail a lot, I'm normally on an instant messaging program when I'm on a computer - this sometimes is typical behavior from a hearing person as well.
In the deaf world... it's the same as a hearing person in a hearing world. Everything falls into place, I don't have to trust technology or trees/ink to be a handy communicating device. I just need my hands and my eyes to be able to communicate - and this is also where I feel the most comfortable and not afraid to show my true emotions and such.
I hope this cleared a few things up for y'all, and I'll be back with more next time.
You can do it.
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