Choose My Fate

American Sign Language?

or

...

or

Basic Hebrew?

Basic Hebrew, obviously. Just think of the many, many things you could do with it.

Nah, I've got nothing. If you're serious about this, learning sign-language would probably be more beneficial for a therapist(not sure whether you are one or not, but I do recall you have a degree in psychology), as there are bound to be mute people with psychological issues out there, and knowing sign-language would give you an edge on the other therapists.

Good points ^.

I'm so torn. Only a week or so left to register.

On the one hand, I'm in a random mood. I wanna do something fresh and funky- and Basic Hebrew fit the bill as I perused the course guide. But, I'll have no one to speak it with besides classmates and my old roommate. 😢

But yea, sign language is more practical for obvious reasons.

lol @ the owl sign

well, i suppose ASL relies more heavily on facial expressions, and i'm fairly animated.

enjoyed that poem, btw. and i love npr! it's the only radio station i play!

my co-worker tried to tell me that hebrew is a dead language. argued me down. pffft!

i like that it sounds kinda rough and throaty. only ever learned a few words and phrases (which i've forgotten), since i was restricted to a kosher cafeteria for several months...and the mashgiach spoke zero english.

"my co-worker tried to tell me that hebrew is a dead language. argued me down. pffft!"

Er, no?

Hadag Nachash is pretty much the best reason I can think of to learn Hebrew, short of moving to Israel.

I like that song. Would help to know what they were saying. Cuz the lyrics could definitely be along the lines of, "B!tches ain't sh*t, but hoes and tricks", and in my ignorance, I would enthusiastically sing along. lol

Yea, I told him that it was alive and well! I was specifically thinking of the overwhelming Jewish population in NYC. Particularly among the Orthodox communities...they tend to speak both Yiddish and Hebrew.

lol

no, but seriously, i got the vibe that they were a sort of conscious hip-hop inspired group.

i want to say their name rings a bell, but i'm honestly not sure.

"Cuz the lyrics could definitely be along the lines of, "B!tches ain't sh*t, but hoes and tricks", and in my ignorance, I would enthusiastically sing along. lol "

Nah, they're just reading stickers. Simple, yet very effective summary of the political clusterfuck in Israel. They're actually a feminist rap group(!), and have a very 'heavy' song concerning violence against women and sexual harassment.
It's silly, but I'm actually sorta proud that they're one of the two most popular rap groups in Israel.😛

""It's silly, but I'm actually sorta proud that they're one of the two most popular rap groups in Israel.""

It's not silly at all. They look and sound cool! And those who appreciate music are hard pressed to find any (especially hip-hop) of substance nowadays.

What about Basic Hebrew sign language? There should be a wide open market ripe for the picking if you act now.

sb: No, I don't. These two fit into my schedule.

aqipupu: They're offered on the same day, same time.

lol

No.

These are for fun. Sorta. Well, there's a purpose...

Hebrew it is then. 😛 Registered today after work.

ASL will be offered in the spring, so I'll do it then.

Thankfully, the local university has non-credit courses that are VERY reasonably priced, and you can't beat that with a baseball bat. 😛

Thanks again.

Well, SS what did you choose?

lol

I took Hebrew. Most hilarious class I've ever had in my life. My instructor was like 75 yrs old, and everyone knows that old people (and their slow reflexes) are entertaining. And nearly every day was a holiday! lol

We learned the alefbayt and some vocabulary words. Some of them I already knew though, for some reason.

I'm guessing there was no Basic Hebrew Sign Language class? Too bad, that would have been wicked as shit.

Nehedar. I'm thinking of picking up German or Spanish, myself.

Possibly even French, though I wasn't a big fan of the language during middle-school.

""Kewl!""

- Yea, I really enjoyed it and am excited about being able to sound-out words, even if I don't know what they all mean, lol. Reading and writing right to left is no longer a challenge either.

""My little cousins are fluent in Hebrew. They've been taking classes since they began speaking.""

Interesting! Some of my little cousins are fluent in German. And my bestfriend teaches HS intermediate level Spanish. I love learning new things, particularly language. In learning languages, you learn more about the history/culture of its native speakers, and sometimes even your own!

lol @ DK

""Nehedar. I'm thinking of picking up German or Spanish, myself.""

- Japanese. You could never go wrong with that.

""Possibly even French, though I wasn't a big fan of the language during middle-school.""

- Well, you know what they say about those romance languages. If you know one, you (sort of) know them all.

I like German because it sounds rough and thick.