First Class Session ^-^

See-Sign is so easy to learn! :D I am so happy it is. You have no idea. Plus, at first I was expecting the class to be American Sign Language, but it's not. Although, I am happier I got into this class instead of the college class at the college. Gosh. The day I tried to get added into the class, the teacher was not even there. Then before the second class session even started, some of the potential students were freaking out. Students who went to class early to get a seat were chit-chatting about the rumors they heard about the class. Apparently, you could never speak. It makes sense since most ASL signers don't speak, but I thought learning it would be signing as well. I thought wrong.

That is why I am unbelievably relieved to be studying SEE-Sign in this class my mentor told me about. She is such a huge help. I found a great mentor to work with. So anyways, back to the class... The teacher is so nice! She's funny. If she makes a joke, there are adults to the left of where I sit that laugh really loudly. Then there is this Deaf woman who works at the Day Care center in the same building during the class. She came by, and I don't know why, but since I don't see many signers (which I have barely met any), I am just amazed. If it is like a foreign language (i.e., Spanish) in which I hear even just one word I know, I feel proud of myself. 

For SEE-Sign, it's different. I feel like you have become accustomed to seeing words without someone saying them to you. Especially if the person you are communicating with is deaf. On the bright side, with SEE-Sign, we actually can talk. I am sure that at least five times, the teacher has referred to kids. What I mean by that is she would say "and when you're teaching your kids this, remember to..." and such. It made me think that this class is for parents. This makes me laugh because not only do I think my sister (who takes the class with me) is the youngest, but I think I am the second youngest in the class.

The teacher said for the first three weeks of class we will just be learning the basics. I contemplated taking the 2nd class located in the room next door but I decided against it. Boy am I glad I did because majority of the words she was telling I seriously had no clue. It is great, though. Not only am I learning the exact signing for English, but I have my sister who sits right by my side, signing along with the class. Did I mention she is only a fifth grader?

On a lasting note... Today we learned the basics in just two hours. We learned the alphabet, Be-Verbs, Pronouns, Basic Vocabulary, and Numbers.

I can't wait until next week!