In their shoes

Lals101 lecture today was really interesting. The topic of today's lecture was "Can you tell the difference between sign and mime?". What is different about today's lecture than any other previous lectures that we had for Lals101 is that the lecturer is deaf and used sign language to give his lecture. There was an interpreter, of course, who explained what he was saying. It's really interesting listening to the interpreter explaining what the lecturer was saying because it really sounded like a normal language, with intonation and all. We learned how to sign a couple of basic words and made a sentence out of it. Sign language is really harder than I thought because it does not just use your hands, but also your eyes, lips, body movements etc. And for the first time, I know what it feels like to be in their shoes. I know what it feels like having to listen properly to the interpreter so that I don't miss anything the lecturer said, and I know how it feels like to feel a little bit left out. Today's class was really cool, and I'm really looking forward to the next one! The same lecturer will be giving the lecture! Yay!