Chiffah Dobashi
ASL
Deaf Event
Part 1. The Deaf Event
– I have to admit, it was a lot funner than I thought it would be. I was really nervous about
going to this event. I did not know what to expect, if I got lost how will I ask for
instructions. When I arrived there, I did not find the event right away, but then I saw a lot
of people going in one direction. So I went in that direction, but I wanted to be sure I was
in the right direction. I asked someone for instructions, and it turned out they were deaf. I
was about to walk away, then I told myself, I had to be confident. I asked them where the
event was being held. They walked me into that direction, and I seen a lot of people,
majority were hearing. I asked the lady at the counter where I can show my ticket, she
was talking and both signing at the same time. I tried to understand her signing, but I
couldn’t, she was going way too fast. She told me to go inside and gave me a wristband. I
entered the event, and there were two men signing in my way I got nervous, because they
were both deaf. I embarrassed walked in front of them while they were having a
conversation. I quickly signed to them, saying that i was sorry. They didn’t seem mad
and assigned to me that it was ok. They gave me a big smile and i did the same. Using
sign language out of the class environment felt, good, because if I didn’t know any
words, then I wouldn’t be able to communicate. It made me feel kind of bad, because I
got nervous and didn’t communicate more, I didn’t want to make a mistake and feel
useless. I felt out of place a bit since all my life i have been surrounded by hearing
people but then i thought to myself that this must be how deaf people feel on a daily
basis. It’s really admirable to me how deaf people can work their way through a world of
Chiffah Dobashi
ASL
