It has been a long time..

Sorry about the lack of posting. I became extremely busy the past few months; especially with graduation. I now hold a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and I have decided to go into the MSSE program for graduate school. I am really looking forward to that; especially because it will be a whole different environment than the one I was in for the past four years. This program is purely deaf education and it should be interesting.

I have been reading up on deafread.com and viewing vlogs on deafvideo.tv so don’t worry, I’m not too behind on anything. =P

I noticed that one of the bloggers posted an article about Southwest airlines providing video relay services to deaf customers. I think it’s great because it definitely will help these deaf customers get in contact with their family or friends quicker than texting or having someone else call for the deaf customers. Now, I just hope that other airlines will follow through with this.

Right now, I am working at a small office with my sister-in-law to complete my last internship for RIT. It’s not too bad;  I do all of the officework. The only thing I can’t do is answering the phone, but that isn’t a problem because there’s like four other people who can, lol. But yeah, these ladies are really nice and understanding. I do usually understand them, just that once in a while, I may not catch a word. They are nice enough to write it down for me and make sure I understand. So I really do feel comfortable going to work; compared to my last internship. However, at the same time, I always do look forward to Fridays because I know it’s the weekend and I can do whatever I want for these two days, then Sundays are my lazy days before going back to work. It is kind of a good preview for the real world after my graduation with the Master’s.

I know this may seem off the point, but my cousin Ian is right now in Israel; on a birthright trip (along with a study abroad program..) and he said that he went to a deaf museum there. He had to wear headphones for a hour and went through different scenarios. He thought it was cool, but of course, he was “deaf” for a hour, lol. Because of that, it made me think even more about visiting Israel. I really wouldn’t mind doing a birthright trip in the next few years.  I know a few people who went to Israel with a deaf group and they said that it was one of the best times they ever had. We’ll see if it’ll ever happen. Have you visited Israel before? If so, leave some comments about your experience. I’d love to hear it. =)

I think that’s good enough for now. I hope to blog more often this summer; and maybe throughout my graduate studies as well.

-Rachel