Week 1 2/2

I struggled a lot with picking a project that both meant something to me and was manageable in the allotted time. I knew that I wanted to do something that didn’t only benefit me. I went through about thirty possible projects before I found one I was really interested in. I have since decided that I want to teach myself American Sign Language. Through working at Hy-Vee and volunteering at the police department, I come in contact with a lot of people who rely on sign language to communicate effectively. I want to be able to communicate with these people in a way that is more comfortable to them. When you have a psychical disability like that it is easy to feel discluded or disconnected from the people around you. I think that this is something that I can do to make a few people smile. I can’t think of a better way to spend 20% of my time.