I want to list some of the positive and negative things about the event I attended. On the bright side, I didn't have to use an interpreter to communicate with anyone, everyone knew sign language and it was a little awkward because, like I said, I'm used to having that communication barrier in my world, so it was fun and I I felt much more independent; I also started asking everyone for more information about the things they're marketing or where things were because usually in the hearing world I wouldn't just say anything and hope things would reveal themselves to me. Almost everyone was very friendly and shared their life experiences with me, making me feel like part of the family and it was hard for me to do the same since I grew up to not really share anything and just listen to what everyone says and say nothing to contribute anyway. This also made me realize that my deafness doesn't have a capital D, because I was taught to think and act like a hearing person, so it's definitely difficult for me to connect with deaf people. The downside would have to be that it was hard for me to see what the person on stage is signing because I'm wearing it