Signs

International Day of Sign Languages (23rd of September): What a ladybug taught me about sign languages

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Have you ever thought how you’d imitate a ladybug? Exactly, neither had I. Until one day I got presented with that precise request during my Italian Sign Language (LIS) class. As silly as it may sound, that day will probably go down as one of the most anxiety-inducing experiences of my life.

It took me a second to actually understand what was being asked by my deaf teacher, partly because my LIS was still shaky, and partly because some part of me was still hoping I misunderstood the exercise. Once I did, my only response was to be blocked. I asked not to do the exercise, and I got told (in LIS, which I was still learning … ↪

Languages in Angola

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First, I would like to apologize for my co-responsibility for the killing of 1000 penguins in Antarctica. I flew to Angola, and with my CO2 emissions I caused the ice to melt far too quickly. And then cute baby penguins drowned. Sorry, sorry.

I thought that you could not travel overland from Denmark to Angola. But along the way, in the Basque country, I actually met a beekeeper who had driven all the way through Africa to South Africa. In a car. But I flew, sorry. Flying is also considerably faster, I’m sure, than driving a car.

I was invited to a language conference in Angola. At first I was hesitant on whether I should go there, it was far … ↪