Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Introductory Post


Hi everyone,
My name is Sunshine and I am a full time student (16 units this semester), but first of all I am a mom and a wife; I have a ten year old daughter, a six year old son and a wonderful husband that is also my best friend.
 My major at Sierra College is Natural Science and by the end of next semester I will be transferring to Sac State for a major in Health Science.
I love spending my free time at the ocean, rivers, lakes…Yes, I love water!! My favorite activity is scuba diving but unfortunately I don't get to do it much lately. However, I also love fishing and I go fishing all the time.
I was born and raised in Israel and moved to live in CA at the end of the year 2000, when I was 25 years old. I arrived in LA and traveled up the coast. On the third day I stooped in Sacramento for the night and there I met my husband. Traveling as a tourist in a different country, with different culture and language, is an interesting communication experience; however, becoming a resident in this country is not only interesting, but also a very challenging communication experience. In any case, the "communication story" I like to share with you took place in 2000 when I met my husband. At that time my vocabulary in English was very minimal, but it didn't bother me that I wasn't able to understand much of the things that my husband (boyfriend at that time) was saying. I also didn't care that I was not able to worldly express myself.  I remember; I just looked at his facial expressions and his body language, and smiled. that's all I needed.

As for my experience in Communication Studies, I have none, but I am looking forward to gain some in this class. My goal for this class is to complete all assignment to the best I can, and I hope that at the end of this class I will be able to have a better understanding of the communication process.
I am very excited to start this semester, and I am looking forward to meet you and read your blogs.
Cheers to an enjoyable and successful semester!

1 comment:

  1. Hi Sunshine,
    What an inspiring story! That is incredible how you met your husband, sort of seems like kismet was in place for you! Communication is so incredibly important, I am taking my second semester in sign language at Sierra and I have learned that even though you sign words, you also communicate with facial expressions. That has been somewhat challenging for me! It's hard to remember when I should furrow my eyebrows or when I should raise them up and the face your making when you sign a word is just as important. I am also taking a ton of units this semester! I am taking 17 units and I took 12 units over the summer, it appears I am a glutton for punishment! :)
    Good luck this semester!
    Kate

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