It has been a crazy spring break, of that you can be certain! But as my dear friend Justin writes, it's not your typical "spring break" experience for someone like me, a 21-year old college girl. Instead of partying the nights away, I chose to watch "Cars" with my parents, and instead of venturing to Cabo, I am going to spend a day on the beach [today] with Mom and Dad.
Earlier this week, I went back to work at the pre-school where many hours were spent last summer, cleaning up play-doh and sliding down large plastic structures with my 3-year old friends. The difference was that this time I refused pay in order to catch up on some service hours for school. I'm almost done with my quota of 30 volunteer hours for the semester. Sweet!
Last night, I stepped out of my safety boundaries and went to Vince's Pasta and Pizza for a community deaf event. I'm learning sign language, currently about to finish my second semester of ASL. I really love the language, but what you find is that in a real life setting the words "belt," "welder," and "pink" do not help in starting a conversation with a complete stranger! Yet, I had a good experience and enjoyed the [slightly awkward] conversation that ensued.
I also finished an interview with a family friend for my "Psychology of Child and Adolescent Development" class. She is 3-years old, and she is brilliant. Some of the experiments I did with her, she successfully completed when she is not expected to know it for another 2-3 years! It was truly inspiring.
So, my bags are packed and I am waiting to drive to the beach. It will be nice to finally get some R&R during this spring break! Sure, it's not your typical "party" atmosphere you may expect, but I am satisfied in what I have accomplished the past week. I am thankful for my parents and I am looking forward to spending time with them! Since I will not be returning home this summer, it's nice to get quality time in while we can! I miss my brother [who is vacationing in Ohio for the week!] Hopefully I will get to see him soon!
Beach here I come. Until next time, farewell friends!
2 comments:
Thought I'd be nice enough to leave a comment and to say to keep up with your new blog and keep learning ASL!
In case you're wondering how I found your blog, it got picked up by deafpulse.com.
Three things:
1) Very cool!!! I'm stoked that another has joined the blogging trend!
2) Mallory ROSE??? Since when?
3) Just give me a holler anytime you need assistance with blogging-type lingo or stuff like that (like, for instance, if you want to link to my blog. . . hint hint :D )
Keep up the good work!
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