Hoooly

You might be asking, 'what are these odd pictures for?' Well, I will tell you. These show, in fact, a (probably not entirely correct) finger spelling of the letters "o-m-g." You see, just yesterday was my very first ASL (American Sign Language) class. Not only was it entirely overwhelming and scary and intimidating, it was also kind of... awesome. Sure, it intimidates me from the top of my brain all the way down to my little toes, but it was definitely one of the most interesting hours in a classroom I've ever spent. The instructor himself is deaf, and there were translators there... for the first half. Then, they left, 'cutting the apron strings,' 'saying adios,' and 'walking into the sunset.' The rest of the class, and the rest of course, was completely silent. Only signing allowed. Now, as you can imagine, this is quite overwhelming and a little difficult. But, surprisingly, with a patient prof who went nice and slow (and was actually quite funny), it was much easier than I expected. Sure, this class is going to be hard, but I am genuinely excited to continue taking it. So for now, I leave you with this: think about the gestures you make everyday, and just consider how much they affect the thoughts and ideas you convey. Pretty cool, right?


Edit: that's not actually how you do a G properly. And the M should be more relaxed. Oops! To find out more, look on wikipedia!