I am having another gathering tomorrow night at 7 PM, at the usual place, Starbucks in Denver, Colorado. (By REI 1416 Platte St) Hope to see Y'all, Coloradians!
I am 22 years old... I cannot believe that I am 22 years old right now... It is not a big deal... however my experiences of challenges, obstacles, and journeys are a big deal to me because I feel it makes me a better, stronger person today and everyday.. 22 years old...and keep counting.
Biking across America is such a great opportunity to meet new people and experience new discoveries, sights, thoughts, feelings and roads at 22 years old.
I am absolutely looking forward to gaining new experiences from now on... the more I learn, the more I learn about myself and the more I become aware of the earth.
Riding a bike (I have decided to call my bike Elebull... I will explain to you why) brings me so much on US route 40 (mostly) and the many towns that we have been to... even the two Shlomis are such a blessing because they have opened my eyes and they have made me learn more about myself... You will never stop learning more about yourself.you will never stop growing as a person.. you are teaching yourself something new everyday.
Thus, I am proudly making an announcement that I am currently 22 years old today, and I continuing to achieve and pursue my dreams...
My goal for this year:
-Get involved with 2 or 3 organizations (Global Deaf Women is one of them--- to make the retreat successfully)
-Going back to school in Spring
-Take a nutrition course via online to obtain a certificate
-Live and help a deaf family with farming in mid west next summer or voluntarily become a camper
I want to do something for our deaf community... take action! one person can make a HUGE difference... come and tag along!!
Lots of Love!
Cannot wait to update the other blog from our journey...
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Hi Everybody!!
I am getting ready to leave for Colorado... should get there by this weekend, hopefully!!
How are you guys feeling?
We got here from the Katy trail-- it was breathlessly beautiful... full of green and bikes!! (Pictures will update sometime soon!!)
I went to Starbucks in Olathe, Kansas to meet deaf people (a few hearing people went as well) we stayed there from 7pm to almost 10:30PM ( we were supposed to leave at 9pm but ofc Deaf Standard Time- DST! haha)
Before going to Starbucks for a gathering, we, including Tanna Jo Kolb, Marie Qualls, and Marie's mother, Sue went to Kansas School for the Deaf because both Israeli guys did not have a chance to go a school for the deaf in the United States. Both noticed so many different things between American's school for the deaf and Israeli's school for the deaf. Afterwards, We went to the Deaf Cultural Center (DCC). The DDC is a museum of Deaf History and Deaf Culture. Arlene Kuschmider gave us a tour of the center. We also learned more about our Deaf culture and identity. We went around the museum and we saw this really old TTY/teletype writer machine from the 1950's. It was really fascinating! Both guys learned more about Deaf culture and history, more importantly the legendary Dummy Hoy. They did not know about the Dummy Hoy legend.
Rebbeca Rosenthal and Sandra Kelly both coordinated an event for a gathering at Starbucks. Around 25-30 people came and listened to our stories, enjoying our stories over coffee! (I NEED THE OTHER ONE! haha) We left with 150 dollars worth of donations.
SO many people were very curious about our experiences and about the Global Deaf Women Retreat on Oct 22-25th.
Right now, we are heading to Denver, Colorado!!
Please go to SNAPVRS for a few minutes to take a look... http://www.snapvrs.com/
and www.gdwretreat.com to learn more about the retreat!
I also will give a nutrition workshop during the retreat!
We are all ready to go!
Thank you Kansasians!
Sunday, August 2, 2009
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| From St. Louis, Missouri |
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| From St. Louis, Missouri |
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| From St. Louis, Missouri |
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| From St. Louis, Missouri |
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| From St. Louis, Missouri |
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| From St. Louis, Missouri |
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