The event I went to was the Silent Voices Coffee event at the Factoria Mall in Bellevue on December 14th. People came and went throughout the event, though I 'd say for the majority of the event there were around 20 people there at any given time. There wasn 't any specific activity like the Deaf Mall at the Everett Mall with the bingo cards, so I just signed with people throughout the duration of the event. I met a lot of new people at the event, however I unfortunately did not remember very many people 's names. One of the people whose name I think I actually remember is a kid named Andrew. He is 11 years old, hearing, and homeschooled. He doesn 't much like math and reading because a lot of the time no one makes it fun but he really …show more content…
After attending this event, I 'm excited to go back. Going into the event, I wasn 't super thrilled because I was feeling a little tired and wanted to sleep but by the end of the event I was wide awake. I had so much fun that I was one of the last people to leave and took off around 9: 15 pm. It was a really fun event and it gave some good variety since the only other all-sign event I went to was the Everett Mall (and one of the last, if not the last, times it was at Starbucks). I think some growth that I 've noticed after attending this event is that I 've gotten back into a far more TSODM-y structure rather than the English-leaning one I slipped into over the summer. This event was worth my while because I met a lot of new people, found a place I hope to spend most of my available Wednesday evenings at, and it helped me remember how much I love going to Deaf events. I think the event has helped me better myself as an ASL student by helping me realize and notice the areas of signing I need to work on. When you 're signing with people you 're around all the time, you generally get a feel for how they sign and what they mean because you already know them, so it can be a little harder for either party to notice any things the other may need to work on