People

In just a few days a person that I admire will be coming to this country from far away and will be honored for all the work he has done through his career. It is such a wonderful thing knowing that I will be able to see him again and thank him for all that he taught me in the past, because I have realized this past year, having to research about a whole new different world, the world of the deaf and hard of hearing, that I did have all the skills needed to embark into this adventure. The work of a generous, humble and bright person helped me build my own skills to make my own path regardless of the events happening in my life. He helped me face the challenges and find solutions. I am so grateful and so happy I will get to see him again. He will also get to meet Luca, the son of a man that he also inspired like he inspired me. When my husband passed away, he sent me such a nice letter telling me what he thought about my late husband...those are the things that remain within us.

Dentro de pocos dias una persona a la que yo admiro vendra a este pais desde muy lejos para recibir un gran premio por el trabajo que ha hecho durante su carrera. Es una cosa tan maravillosa saber que le vere de nuevo y agradecerle por todo lo que me ensenho en el pasado, porque me he dado cuenta durante este anho, teniendo que aprender sobre un mundo nuevo, el mundo de los sordos y la hipoacusia, que tenia la capacidad necesaria para embarcarme en esta aventura. El trabajo de una persona generosa, humilde y brillante me ayudo a desarrollar mis propias aptitudes para poder definir mi camino a pesar de todos los hechos que ocurrieran en mi vida. Me ayudo a afrontar los desafios y a buscar soluciones. Estoy muy agradecida y feliz de que le voy a volver a ver. Tambien conocera a Luca, el hijo de un hombre al que tambien inspiro como me inspiro a mi. Cuando mi marido fallecio, me mando una carta tan bonita diciendome las cosas que pensaba de mi marido...esas son las cosas que se quedan dentro de uno.

And I guess this post is all about people, people that make a difference in our lives. Today I received a phone call from a Japanese woman. I hadn't talked to her for over a year and even though we hadn't been very close, I felt she was and outstanding person, her warmth could be seen from far away. I was surprised because she started to talk in Japanese VERY FAST and to my surprise, I was pretty much following the whole conversation. I felt so good. I couldn't believe I can still understand Japanese. It was hard for me to say much because I just don't have the words, and I haven't talked for so long, but I managed to have a conversation until we switched to English. It was so great to talk to her, to see how much she cares, and how kind some people are! I feel really good about having had the oportunity in my life to reach out to people like this.

Y creo que este post va sobre gente, gente que nos cambia la vida. Hoy recibi una llamada telefonica de una mujer Japonesa. No habia hablado con ella desde hacia mas de un anho y aunque no eramos muy cercanas, yo sentia que ella era una persona excepcional, su calidez como persona se veia de lejos. Me sorprendio porque empezo a hablar en Japones MUY RAPIDO y para mi sorpresa, pude seguir mas o menos toda la conversacion. Me senti tan bien. No me podia creer que aun entiendo Japones. Me costo hablar en Japones porque no tenia las palabras, y porque no he hablado en tanto tiempo, pero me las apanhe para conversar con ella hasta que cambiamos al Ingles. Me encanto hablar con ella, ver cuanto se preocupa, y lo amable que son algunas personas! Me siento tan bien de saber que he tenido la oportunidad en mi vida de llegar a gente como esta.

Needless to say, I reach out to people through this blog and I can't stop being greatfully surprised every once in a while when a new amazing person talks to me through this little window. That is called LOVE. I watched this movie last night about LOVE. It was a documentary with interviews and it had some pretty amazing stories. Some of them were closer to home than I could have ever thought. But after watching it all, it is clear to me, that in order to be a happy and fulfilled person all you need to do is give love, then it will come back to you. I try to give a bit of that love through this blog and it comes back to me in buckets. Lucky me :)

Y claro esta, llego a mucha gente con este blog y no sigo sorprendiendome de manera tan positiva de vez en cuando, cuando una persona maravillosa se comunica conmigo por esta ventana. A eso se le llama AMOR. Vi esta peli ayer sobre el AMOR. Era un documental con entrevistas y tenia unas historias increibles. Algunas eran muy cercanas a mi, mas de lo que me hubiera imaginado. Pero despues de verla, me quedo claro, que para poder ser una persona feliz y satisfecha todo lo que hay que hacer es dar amor, y luego volvera a ti. Intento dar un poquito de ese amor a traves de este blog y me vuelve a chorros. Que suerte tengo :)