Back from Winnipeg!

[Guest guest]

I got back from Winnipeg last night. It was a great conference and I am very

glad I was invited! I had a blast (though it wold have been nice to have

seen more of Winnipeg, but then again there isnt much to see... its flat

and looks like every other medium sized canadian farming city). The city

itself is a lot like a cross between Thunder Bay and Chatham Ontario. (tb -

lots of native indian stuff, Chatham - farming and gambling and not much

elce!)

I enjoyed being on the speaker panel, but most of all, I enjoyed meeting so

many people that understood deafblindness. I met one deafblind teacher! She

had more hearing and vision loss then me yet she was teaching!!!!! She is an

inspiration for me! Anytime someone does not believe that I should be a

teacher because of my deaf blindness I will point out that there is a

teacher, who is deaf and blind at another college sort of near me! There is

NO reason why I cant become a teacher!!!!!

I got several contacts and I am considering switching colleges but I might

not dill the end of the school semester. I am going to consider taking

online classes as well. I am really not sure yet. I need to talk with a few

people. Most of my reasons for wanting to change is the lack of financial

support if I want to take day classes. I am forced to take night classes if

I want the bursary to pay for it. Everyone ive talked to outside of the

college say that is the most rediculus and insane thing they have heard. Im

starting to think my city is really a bad city for a deafblind person to

live in. I may have an option of moving to toronto but I am totaly against

moving there. I would like to move to the Vancouver area actualy lol.

Chantelle

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My spelling's kinda wobbly. It's good spelling but the letters wobble and

end up in the wrong places. - Winnie the Pooh