This morning I had training from 9 am to noon. It was an adventure. I met up with Stephanie and we made our way to the arena, but couldn't find where we were supposed to be. We went find informaiton in the office and had to wait and wait and wait. While we were waiting we met up with the Deaf Japanese couple who is also working at our service center. They taught me some Japanese sign language and we had a good time trying to communicate.
Finally someone took us to the service center, but our manager was in a meeting, so we waited some more. During that time the Lithuanian team came through our area and we said hello to them. Then I got to meet the Deaf athletes from South Africa. They were a lot of fun and we gestured the best we could. They taught me a few signs as well! I also saw the German and Ukraine teams. It is so thrilling to connect with Deaf from all over the world.
Finally our manager showed up, but he had nothing for us. During the time we were there, however, several Deaf people showed up looking for help. I was able to sign to them, then tell Stephanie what they said. She in turn asked the Taiwanese in Madarin for the information we needed. It was a good system and we decided we make a good team!
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What are y'all doing during the olypmics? Do you interprete for hearing people like the family members of participants. Like a help desk or information center? Are you with an organization or represent something. In other words what do you do?
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