Friday, February 22, 2008

Who’s Who Again? What’s What?

I figured the names and places would be pretty hard to keep up with, so here's the run-down for future reference.


A glossary:

--Nancy Marshall: my host. Deaf teacher of the Deaf and leader of Jesus Deaf Church. From PA
--Angelica: Deaf 20yo teaching assistant in Nancy’s class
--Sulmi: 9yo little host sister. One of Nancy’s students who lives here during the week and goes home on wkends
--Kristel: 10yo neighbor, Nancy’s student, Sulmi’s friend
--Luis, Edgar, Hipolito, Alejandro, Ginelli, Misael, JP: the rest of Nancy’s students
--Elodia: Special Education Coordinator with the Dept of Education. Introduced me to Deaf students who aren’t at Nancy’s school
--Mitchel & Leisha: Deaf 7yo boy & 5yo girl (brother and sister). Mitchel attends San Narciso school. Mainstreamed w/o an interpreter. Leisha doesn’t go to school yet, but comes to school with Mitchel when I’m there
--Nadia: 25yo Deaf woman. Mitchel & Leisha’s sister. Has a 4mo old baby girl.
--Rubia: Elodia’s friend, a soon-to-be physical therapist. Mitchel & Leisha’s cousin. I eat lunch at her house when I’m at San Narciso.
--Miss Maria: Mitchel’s teacher at San Narciso school. Previously taught Evelyn.
--Evelyn: 10yo Deaf girl who is mainstreamed w/o an interpreter in Cristo Rey school. She commutes with me 2 days a week to Mary Hill school to study with other Deaf students
--Christopher: 9yo Deaf boy with mild Cerebral Palsy who is in Mary Hill school’s Special Ed class
--Carlos: 10yo hard-of-hearing boy who is mainstreamed w/o an interpreter at Mary Hill school. He joins me, Christopher, and Evelyn two days a week in the Special Ed class
--Miss Lupita: Mary Hill’s Special Ed teacher
--Miss Sheba: Mary Hill’s Special Ed teaching assisstant
--Other Jesus Deaf Church members: Alva (21), Yaniry & son (30), Yelitza & baby (24), Sherwin (21), Delina (16), Anita (26), Rufino (30+), Leidy (17), Mario (20), Elton (19), Juan (21), Diego (25)

Where I’m At, What I’m Doing There
[times include hours in transit]:
M: 8.30am-3pm St. Peter’s School (Nancy’s all-Deaf class). Evening: Cook dinner
T: 7am-5pm San Narciso School (Mitchel & Leisha during the day. Teaching a lil ASL to Miss Maria after classes)
W/R: 6.30am-5.30pm Mary Hill School (Carlos, Evelyn, Christopher during the day. Teaching a lil ASL to Miss Lupita and Miss Sheba after classes)
F: 8.30am-3pm St. Peter’s School.
6pm-8pm Girl’s Night Bible study at Nancy’s house
Sat: Free Day/Homework Day. Cook dinner. (Miss Lupita might start coming Saturdays for ASL lessons)
Sun: 10am-1pm Deaf church and lunch
6-7.30pm Spanish church

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