I was in Surat Thani over the weekend. I had gone down back in March for the CA. Sunday was the SAD. There were four deaf that came. One girl is a progressing student from Krabi. Another lady we had just met on Saturday. She hasn't been to school so doesn't know any sign-language. She just uses whatever can get her by. She has a little girl who is 9 years old. The older sister of the lady encouraged her to come so that she could learn some sign language. So she was there with her daughter and they stayed the whole day. Impressive!
The other two deaf that came is a married couple who live just outside Surat. K had got there mobile number from a deaf student who lives in Trang. She sent them an SMS inviting them to the SAD. They came to check it out and stayed for the afternoon session. It was neat they came in spite of not knowing what it was about.
I got back Monday at 6am. No big deal since we're now in Summer School. I didn't have to be at work until 9am. I finish at 12:30. It's very easy since we're not actually teaching so much. It's mostly playing. I have a good job!
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I've just started Mr. Dixon Disappears by Ian Sansom. A friend gave it to me in the States saying it's a fun, light story that's very entertaining. I'm just at the part where Mr. Dixon has disappeared and the main character is wrongly accused. The writing style is witty and a bit sarcastic...fun combo.
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I never realized how much SMS is used to communicate in other countries. In Panama it seemed that everyone had cell phones but nobody actually talked on them.
Yeah, I never used SMS until working with the deaf here. They all have cell phones and they're usually really nice ones with a camera and video on it.
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