Only a week and a half left

Wow this semester has flown by and I have so many good memories and awesome friends to thank here. I'm still hoping there is a way to stay here but I don't know how. I really can't bear to leave this - my comfort zone. On the other hand I realize that Ithaca is the "real world". Gallaudet is my bubble a place I can call home. I do know for sure I prefer the Deaf world over the hearing world. I doubt I'll date another hearing person again lol but who knows. Sometimes I feel like I've already met my other half but it's still early yet. I've got alot more life to live :) I cant bear to leave him alone and it breaks my heart that I may not see him for a long time. I know he will be fine but I can't help but worry some. No one knows the future but Him. Trying to calm my fears about my future and my career. I'm still not sure if teaching HS English to the Deaf is for me but I definitely want to try. I love what this world has shown me and I think I would love to live in a Deaf community. I think that would be AWESOME! Also trying not to let things or people discourage me from my dreams, goals and aspirations. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. I need to lean on that if I truly am going to get anywhere.

April is here!

April in DC is AWESOME! I'm loving it down here more and more each day. The Cherry Blossoms are out and there are festivities in honor of the cherry blossoms for almost the whole month. I've see alot of different parts of DC so far and cant wait until the Parade in a couple weeks. Im so excited for this Saturday because we are going to NYC. It's Chris' first time in NYC so its going to be really cool to show him around. I've been busy entering myself in different writing competitions here at Gallaudet. I dont know if I have won anything as of yet. We shall see. I feel accomplished already having three poems published and three stories in the last two years. I'm trying to keep up with the newspaper here. Havent been consistent but I try my best. Love getting to know my friends from different countries and learning their cultures and different foods. Im still learning new ASL signs everyday and cant wait to show them off lol I dont want this semester to end at all. Gallaudet is definitely felt like another home to me. It's been a great three months thus far.

Been so long!

Sorry guys! I realized recently it's been foreeeeeeeever since I've written anything. I haven't kept in touch regularly with anyone from outside Gallaudet. So update. I have really enjoyed tutoring my international friends English from time to time when they need help. I've also helped Chris with his biology and ASL homework because he types really slow lol. I think I have made the final decision to come to grad school here at Gallaudet. I'm sure I will get in but I'm going to apply definitely. I have been at war with myself figuring out what to do about next year. I really dont want to leave Gally mainly because I feel at home here. I felt at home at Ithaca because that world was the only world I knew. I was a wreak when I first came to Gally because this was a new world to me. One that I knew I needed to explore but not sure how. Now that I am comfortable here and made quite a number of good friends I dont want to leave. My head tells me I should go back to Ithaca because I need to finish my Writing degree. I am so close to finishing why stop now? My heart tells me to stay because I feel more comfortable here. Here I dont have to repeatedly tell people to speak up or tell them to face me when talking. It doent matter if there is noise I can still understand them here. Every movie has captions. Everyone signs. I'm not alone anymore. So I know I have to go back to Ithaca but I know my heart will be here at Gallaudet.
Spring break was fun minus the doctor and dentist which my mom scheduled on the SAME day! oh well. I survived. I got to see some old friends I hadnt seen since Christmas or summer. Saw my little bf from church Josiah and his family. They've all grown so big!!!
Can't believer Junior year has gone by so fast! This semester went by fast too. It's been an exciting experience being here. I love it here!

I'm having too much fun

Man it's been a couple weeks since I've last blogged....oops....my bad. Anyways the weekend of the 10th I went to visit my favorite camp friend Tyler whom most of you know about. I decided to surprise him for his birthday :) Aren't I the coolest friend?!?!? Say yes. So he was SHOCKED! I loved the expression on his face. Priceless. Now we are even since he surprised me back in January. Hehehehehe. Then Valentines Day came!!!! I wore my favorite pink shirt and was so happy even tho I woke up sick that morning. I am fine now. I had a headache and a sore throat for a few days. Drank so much Crystal Light and tea! lol Had to go to the bathroom every hour! Ridiculous! Next cool thing that happened was Saturday Chris and I spent the ENTIRE day together. We realized Sunday we hadn't left each other unless to go to the bathroom lol We watched soccer and Koren dramas and did stuff in between..... lol but it was fun :) Been learning ALOT of ASL lately which is awesome!!!! Trying to keep up in my Black Deaf Studies class. It's hard sometimes and the prof likes to tease me endlessly! Why is it that so many profs like to tease me!? Do I have a sticker on my forehead that says "I LOVE BEING PICKED ON!" lol its ok usually. He can be a bit weird tho sometimes. My friends in my classes have been helping me out which is really nice. I'm so blessed to have met the people I have met thus far. Wish this could last forever.....Spring break and midterms are coming up next.........midterms shouldnt be too difficult...of course I say that now....spring break...I have a few ideas. Nothing definite yet but soon. Visit a few friends I havent seen in years!!! So far DC has been good to me <3

It's been almost a month already!

:) loving my new life here at Gallaudet thus far and don't want it to end but I don't have to worry about that for awhile yet. I shouldn't talk too much about Chris since he can read this lol but he's been great and so ridiculous sometimes. I honestly have no idea why I like him.....ok yes I do. :) Anyways what's new.....for starters I am writing for the Buff and Blue now it's the student run newspaper here at Gallaudet!! I'm writing DIY (do it yourself) and creative writing! AWESOMENESS!!! Chris and I have been going to bible study thursday nights and its been really cool. I've enjoyed the people I've met and chatted with. Talked with them for an hr afterwards tonight. Chris went to do laundry....FINALLY! He's not into doing laundry....typical guy :) Gotta love a guy in clean clothes! Aren't I right?!!? I did my laundry yesterday. I always do laundry at least once a week or when I run out of underwear hehehehehe a girl needs underwear. of course some people don't wear any...weirdos. I've been thinking about tutoring....we shall see if that works out. I'm still deciding on what I want to do with my writing career. I thought I knew exactly what I wanted but now....idk. I keep changing my mind or God keeps changing it. Yall know I like having a plan and right now I dont really have one and I hate that!!! I know I will figure it out and I shouldnt worry but......you all know what that's like. Trying to focus on here and now and learning ASL and having fun! DUH! <3

WHEW 2nd week over and into a 3rd

HEY GUYS! Oh man so much has happened last week I don't even know where to begin! For starters my mother just had to skype me for her birthday last Monday. Mothers. lol anyways we signed for a bit taught her some stuff. She got my hilarious card and gift for the car or wherever she ends up putting it. Classes are going well. I am still lost a lot in my Black Deaf Studies class. Some of the students sign so fast! Ayy Also some of my classes keep moving rooms so then I have to find another room in another building. I'm still getting used to how the buildings are set up but at least I now know that names and where most buildings are the important ones anyways. My 930 am class was cancelled last week on Tues AND thursday so I got to sleep till 10 the whole week!!! awesome!!!!! I decided to rush a sorority this semester.....interesting I must say. I rushed Delta Epsilon sorority. Their colors were red and white. All the sorority girls were in a dark room with one very dim light. I had to sit in front of them and answer a bunch of questions. Sometimes they signed the question so fast I missed it then asked for a repeat and still too fast. Sigh. I dont know if I got in or not. It would be cool to be apart of one but its not life or death to me. Friday night was by far the most exciting. My friend who lives on my floor she introduced me to her international friends. Some were part of ELI which is English language institute where they learn basics english math science and ASL. Most english isnt their first language so they have to learn that first before they officially enter college at Gallaudet. Anyways we all went to see a movie. a really scary movie. called Cowboys or something it had aliens in it. freaked me out sooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad. I honestly thought I was going to have nightmares but something else happened that distracted me from that. I talked to many of the international boys and a couple girls and thats when I met Chris. Saturday we hung out for a few hours after eating dinner with everyone. Sunday I went to another deaf church. I liked it it was small and I could understand the preaching. The church was in Alexandria VA. I really liked the town. I will prolly still look at a few more churches before making a decision but I think I will got back to this one again. Sunday afternoon my new friends and I went to Chinatown for the Chinese New Year celebration. It was alot of fun really cold tho. I was huddled against Chris most of the time lol The dragons were really cool and little kids dressed up were so cute. I want a Chinese kid now!!  I have to say that was the best day ever since ive been here. Well that was week 2 in a nutshell. Love you all :)

Survived 1st week at GU!!

So the first week of classes Gallaudet went pretty well considering all the drama and headache. I had to drop a class because I felt it wasn't what I really wanted and i already felt a bit overwhelmed trying to keep up with ppl's fast signing skills in class. I am satisfied with my schedule now may be able to audit a class. I dont know yet. But on Mon/Wed/Fri my first class is at 11 :) and one class on Fridays. My Tues/Thurs however is a different story. Long days but doable at least so far.
God can be amusing sometimes Ive come to realize. Im so used to not hearing from him when I pray at least for a long time I dont get my prayer answered or He just says wait. Which I dislike. But this last prayer I asked for more friends. Rachel went AWOL and decided to study. I wasnt sure what to do and Im not blaming her. I found some new friends I enjoy hanging out with. If I had Rachel I wouldnt have gotten to meet them.
Ive also made a few friends in my classes so thats a plus.
Also on Sunday I went to a Deaf church in MD. I keep forgetting about Deaf time. I was hurrying because the bus was supposed to leave at 8:45...didnt leave till almost 9:30. Ayyy I could have slept a bit more. Everyone there was really nice. We had a potluck lunch after and they let the visitors go first :) Such good food!!!! Idk if Ill make it my home church. I understood most of what the message was but not all and I feel exhausted trying to keep up and second guessing a sign I dont know/ never seen before. But it was a great experience I'll definitely visit again at least. Alot of cool people some from CT and one even went to ASD! So cool! Many of the guys teased me left and right. I was cool with it and they gave me insight on GU so very helpful. I hope to chat with them more. :)