Reverb-ber-ber-rations

So I am directing a show for Western that goes up May 4th and 5th. Its called Reverb-ber-ber-rations; no misspellings I assure you. The piece is about three sisters recalling through their memories together how they came to be who they are today, both as individuals and proud sisters of the Kuna tribe. I am having auditons on Monday and Tuesday so I have been burried in research. I really like it. The culture, the spirituality, and the play itself is facinating to me. I can't get enough of learning about it. Now I just have to direct it. The easy part right? Ha! Well here's hoping. I may be in over my head but anything great I have ever accomplished has always started out this way.
~Molly

Deaf Culture

I am currently in ASL 1 and have been learning so much lately about deaf culture. The very idea that an entire culture exists is fascinating to me. Its not about integrating the hard of hearing into our society but about us learning more to be able to listen to them instead of forcing them to us. I attended Silent Bingo the other night and learned so many new words just by being around the environment. Everyone was so willing to teach me anything I wanted to know. I have been learning that there are several different versions of Sign language depending where you are. Britain for example has an entirely different set of signs with only a few similarities. I am just fascinated by the language all around. Everything is so simple. There are no tenses or reasons to use "is" and "am." All grammar is done with your facial expressions. I am having so much fun challenging myself and this class and can't wait to learn more. I definitely recommend if for anyone who still needs a language or just has some free hours. Its so different from learning another language and that's why I like it.

confusion of the north pole

I received my new issue of Adventure National Geographic yesterday. As my roommate and I were shivering cold in our apartment that we refuse to increase the temperature, I was reading an article about an Arctic explorer. I was astounded to learn that this was even a possible career choice, but then I read on to learn that he was lugging a 350 weight of equipment that was used to messure the thickness of ice and how quickly it is melting. This may seem like a fairly easy task but when you factor in the idea that no plane can land where he has been traveling, this becomes something a bit more incredible. Apparently this is the newest technology of measuring how quickly we are affected by global warming. Sending a middle aged man with a weight of three other humans in the form of a metal aparatus with no real way of rescuing him. While I was impressed by the feats he has accomplished and overcome, I was horrifyed to share his frustration that we really are working on very young and seemingly primative equipment to attatin this imformation when you compare it to basic technology we use everyday. Not to say what we use everyday is more high tech than that of said equipment, but we havent really found and more successful way than lugging a giant machine to the north pole. I do not claim to know everything about this issue but something about this strikes me as odd and I intend to find out more...