CSUN

It's team time. I have been there before, someone returns from a week on a work team and they are so excited to share the wonder of all their experiences. Its hard. Often, if you were not there, its hard to relate. But, at the same time, you have a real desire to affirm them and their exprience. Anyways, I understand that our reporting on workteams may be similar in nature, but they are significant enough that we feel like we need to post something about them.

Last week, we hosted a team from California State University-Northridge. This is the 3rd time we have had the opportunity to host a team from CSUN. Each year with this team, we have been challenged and thoroughly enjoyed the personality of the team. The team is from a deaf studies program. The team always has some deaf people and everyone can sign. They come to work in the classrooms and help the teachers. This year was no different. They did a great job, we learned a ton, and we are thankful for their service here. We are continually learning how little we know about deaf culture. As you know, we have had our fair share of struggles learning and contextualizing to Jamaican culture. At the same time, we have been trying to decipher and determine what cultural issues are Jamaican and which are deaf. This team has helped us immensely in understanding deaf culture. We have more and more been able to know how and what to do with the cultural issues. We are also learning how much more we have to learn. Its can be a struggle, but its a joy!

P.S. - They did give us T-Shirts and forced us to join in the picture. We still look like college kids right?