Hello, Deafread.

Hi – this is my first blog at deafread.com. I have been reading/watching b/vlogs for a while now. So, I decided to get one of my own! =)

I’m not exactly sure what to say yet – but I hope to have some interesting blogs for you guys to read. I also like to read comments and reply to them, so I’ll try my best to update often. But here’s a bit of information about me. I’m Rachel, I’m 20 years old, and I will be a senior at RIT in the fall. My major’s Psychology (and, no, don’t worry, I won’t analyze you…yet. =P..) and I’m originally from Long Island, New York (whoohoo.) I have a cochlear implant, but I do use sign language. I grew up in a hearing family with a younger deaf brother and we both were mainstreamed at a public school with no deaf program. However, we were lucky to have interpreters to help convey information to us. My brother and I became extremely close to those interpreters because of the lack of communication among our hearing peers. I might talk about those interpreters later on. That did affect my decision to attend RIT, where there is a big deaf population. Right now, I’m in between of both worlds, but I’m getting used to it. =) – I think that’s really it for now.

If you have anything to say, please feel free to leave a comment here and help me get the ball rolling.

Thanks!