Languages

I still remember the moment. I was 19, backpacking through a bustling night market in Chiang Mai, Thailand, when a deaf street vendor held up…

“Hey! Want to learn how to say Milk in sign language in just a few seconds? Let’s do it!” [Demonstrate Slowly]“Take your…

I was eight years old, standing in a crowded train station in rural Japan, my legs crossed so tight I thought they’d fuse together. My mother,…

I was eight when I first met Maya. She was deaf, new to our school, and the only kid who could make the entire cafeteria fall silent just by…

I was nine years old, standing on the cracked red earth of my grandmother’s village in southern India, when the monsoon failed for the third…

I was twelve when I first felt the ache of a word I couldn’t catch. My family had just moved to Seville, and the school courtyard rang with…

Imagine this: You’re at an international Deaf conference, hearts racing from the buzz of connection. Across the room, you lock eyes with…

Wait, what? Sign language? Picture this: You’re in a heated argument in a crowded café in Paris. The waiter spills coffee on your lap,…

Imagine this: The first rays of dawn peek through your window. You turn to your deaf child, partner, or friend, and instead of words, your…

I’ll never forget the moment I stood in a crowded Tokyo train station, lost and clutching a crumpled map. A kind stranger approached, noticed…