An away camp for two weeks. I'm nervous. I've never been away from home for over 5 days. Let alone surrounded by strange people I've never met before. I'm hoping to leave with some friends but I know in the beginning it's going to be painfully awkward. It always is.
And this camp is going to be mainly sign language. I don't sign. I know it a little though. I can only sign slowly. I'm afraid that it's going to be a massive disadvantage to me. That I'm going to be once again lurking outside the crowds of deaf kids signing too fast for me to comprehend. That would seriously kill me...
Gahh!
Miss Kat's Thoughts on AFA
1 day ago
Will there not be any interpreters? Make sure you make self known to staff and let them know you only know a little sign language!
ReplyDeleteHave fun!! I wished i had the opportunity to ever go to camp with deaf kids!
I hope you have a great time, total immersion schooling in ASL, amazing. You will be fine I'm sure as you cope so well with everything that life throws at you
ReplyDeleteMelissa - I don't believe there are any interpreters and I did tell the man in charge that I'm only oral. He actually told me that sometimes they have other oral-only campers. So I'm hoping there is one this summer!
ReplyDeleteMog - Thank you, your words are always so reassuring!
Have fun Kristi!
ReplyDeleteI went to a camp like that at NTID when I knew verrry little sign. I Did feel like I was on the outside of everything... the joys of being hard of hearing. But by the end I'd made some really good friends who were mostly oral and some really good friends who wanted me to learn sign. It was a great experience even if it did leave me feeling more hearing than Deaf.
Have fun! I also know very little sign and went to a camp where the majority of kids signed last year. It was definitely a learning experience, although at times I did feel like an outsider. The oral kids all sort of bonded together, so I did make some close friends. And I learned some more sign :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Sara and PinkLAM for your words...
ReplyDeleteI feel much better now (: Seems like camp is a good experience!