Something interesting usually happens during my commute to and from Manhattan each day, most often on the subway. Last week, it was a brawl between two silly peacocks who ruffled each others' feathers. Way too much testosterone in one crowded car. Today, I finally saw two people having a conversation in Sign Language from across the subway car! I've seen it happen on the LIRR, but never on the subway. It was really cool.
I was trying not to eye drop (i.e. eve's drop on a signed conversation) and avoid being rude. But since I was far away from the two men, I took a peek or seventy-two. I was kind of bummed because I didn't understand a whole lot of what they were saying. They were signing so rapidly and I was not familiar with many of the signs. I understood some of it, but I guess that would be even more rude to document it here.
Hopefully, my sign language vocabulary and ASL skills (grammar, expression, word-order) will improve. I'm taking American Sign Language I at Hunter College, and we are required to not only do 20 hours of observation in a school for the Deaf, but we are also required to attend two "Deaf events." Anyone want to practice with me? Here's hoping!
