Gallaudet visit

Today was a little bit raining in the morning but cleared away - today was the day I visited Gallaudet University which is the first liberal deaf university in the world, none like others. One awesome university I have ever visited, and this is my second visit in 11 years, and everything I saw there today has hugely improved a lot.

I caught the metro to metro center from West Falls Church and then caught the line to where I was visiting the university, it turns out there is a new station about 10 minutes away which was good and it is more closer so I got off there and walked to Gallaudet university - it was a simple short walk, I didnt need to catch the cab from Union station - which saves my time!

I arrived there without a problem, found the visitors center and asked for the Office of Admission who I was supposed to meet Tim Woodford. who is a great man, his plans with my presence fell in place nicely. At 10am, I went to the campus tour for an hour, it was very good and interesting, there was some parts I certainly rememeber... the photos i have is too many and wont be able to show on the blog so you all will have to wait until I return from U.S.A where I would be able to upload ALL photos onto my facebook account (if you have access to my facebook page) after that, I went to the digitial media class to watch what it was like, it was good, and interesting then also afterwards, went back to the admissions office and had a talk with Melba Goodwin, the internaitonal consensoller - it was an interesting talk, and she gave me the application papers and such....then I went to the Marketplace where the food was there, and I met up with my australian friend's girlfriend who is based here at Gallaudet as an university student, her name is Luba D, she's from canada - she was in australia for 3-4 weeks late december and only got back about one or two weeks ago. We chatted and chatted for a bit with her friend, Lindsay also before I went to the office - I went into the Bison Store which I purchased few items and a novel book called 'I'll scream later" written by the famous deaf actress Marlee Matilin.

I went back to the admissions office and Tim took me to the internationals office and we discussed the options and how I could become a student at Gallaudet one day, there was good options but needs a lot of research though - if an acceptance letter was recieved, that is offically valid for 5 years - until funds are established. Gives me a lot of thinking and reconsiderations....!

He took me around a little bit to the newest building which was built only back in 2008 and the structure is fully deaf friendly and it is easy to get the student attention, where all windows and shields are all glass - did I mention, videophone booths are EVERYWHERE - yes, everywhere. (thank god, I have one)

then he took me around the other buildings such as the GYm, sports recreation centre where they are never been in back then, and some of them are new (yes there are new buildings here and there) the football fields too, they have laid fake grass there - look beautiful. I have checked out the dorm building as well, it is a nice place. Eventually everything is great.

Will reconsider another casual visit there tomorrow - we'll see how I go. tomorrow is the last full day in D.C before I head out to NYC which is the last MAJOR city I am visiting before I head back Home... damn, the vacation is nearing to complete.. i am not ready for work......!