Miss Deaf America Blog

January 15, 2008 - Miss Deaf America at the Jr. NAD...
Miss Deaf America Blog by Chelsea Tobin Honestly, before I arrived, I was overwhelmed with schoolwork, but excited because I had never been to to Arizona. I was not sure what to expect.  I had visited the Youth Leadership Camp twice during my experiences as NAD Miss Deaf America, and would the Jr. NAD Conference be similar or how would [...]
Tue, Jan 29 2008

Salt Lake City, Utah
Miss Deaf America Blog September 13-16 The Cat and I arrived on Thursday, September 13, in the evening; Jenefer Ruedter picked me up from the airport and dropped me off at the hotel. Friday morning (September 14), I was up and ready to give workshops to three different groups of students ranging from early elementary to high school. My underlying theme [...]
Thu, Nov 08 2007

Reflections from the past 15 months as NAD Miss Deaf America
Miss Deaf America Blog It has been quite the adventure this past fifteen months being the NAD Miss Deaf America. I figured you, my readers, have been updated with my travels on my blog posts. Then theres my personal side, which consists of college and farm life to tell stories about. So, Im adding photos of my summer as [...]
Thu, Nov 08 2007

Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Miss Deaf America Blog August 1-5, 2007 You can get so confused That youll start in to a race Down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace And grind on for miles across weirdish wild space, Headed, I fear, toward a most useless place. As your NAD Miss Deaf America, I have been traveling, representing the National Association of the Deaf during the summer. I [...]
Thu, Nov 08 2007

Michigan
Miss Deaf America Blog Kalamazoo, Michigan "Itīs a pretty good zoo," Said young Gerald McGrew, "And the fellow who runs it Seems proud of it, too." "But if I ran the zoo," Said young Gerald McGrew, "Iīd make a few changes. Thatīs just what Iīd do..." -Dr. Seuss, "If I Ran The Zoo" Why am I thinking of a zoo? Especially a zoo from the Dr. Seussīs book, If I Ran The Zoo? Ah, Kalamazoo, or [...]
Thu, Sep 13 2007

Salutations!
Miss Deaf America Blog I arrived at Camp Taloali in Oregon on July 13. Thatīs right, Friday the 13th. Personally, I donīt believe the luck associated with Friday the 13th. However, I ordered a Starbucks drink at my connection airport at Salt Lake City. I ordered my typical: tall mocha frappcino. What did I get from my order? A hot chocolate. Friday, the 13th stories true? You tell me.   [...]
Thu, Sep 06 2007

Miss Deaf Americaīs Personal Suggestions for New Orleans
Miss Deaf America Blog On the fifteenth of May, in the Jungle of Nool, (city of New Orleans) In the heat of the day, in the cool of the pool, (S)he was splashing...enjoying the jungleīs (The Big Easyīs) great joys... When Horton (Miss Deaf America) the elephant (the farmerīs daughter) heard a small noise. -Horton Hears A Who! What did Miss Deaf America hear, the small noise? Ah, itīs the [...]
Tue, Jul 24 2007

Racin' to Indy 500 or to Indiana Association of the Deaf...
Miss Deaf America Blog During the weekend of June 16-17, I was invited to attend the Indiana Association of the Deaf (IAD) conference. When I arrived, I saw a familiar face- Brynne Kirklin, the current Miss Deaf Indiana. Brynne and her father picked me up from the airport and dropped me at her place. We had an hour to spare, so we went on a quick tour around Indianapolis, with Brynne as my [...]
Tue, Jul 10 2007

Things Have Not Slowed Down!
Miss Deaf America Blog It certainly has not slowed down since I last posted in February. Spring break and Easter break came and went... and I am approaching the end of semester finals at Augustana College in two weeks! In meantime, during Spring Break, I was asked by a friend to make an appearance as Miss Deaf America at her Headstart school about thirty minutes from home, on Friday, March [...]
Tue, Jun 19 2007

MDS and Ohio
Miss Deaf America Blog Now, what can I say When I get home today? (from Ohio?) I swung `round the corner And dashed through the gate, I ran up the steps And I felt simply GREAT! FOR I HAD A STORY THAT NO ONE COULD BEAT AND TO THINK THAT I SAW IT AT CINCINNATI, OHIO! -And To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street I was finishing up my internship at Metro Deaf School (MDS) at St. Paul, [...]
Sun, Feb 11 2007

To Think I Saw it in St. Paul!
Miss Deaf America Blog To quote from Dr. Seuss? very first book, ?To Think I Saw it On Mullsberry Street!? I?m going to play around with it for a bit, and instead of Mullsberry Street, it should be like this:   ?To Think I Saw it in St. Paul!?   After I left Gallaudet, I came back home and learned that I?m doing [...]
Fri, Feb 02 2007

To Think I Saw it in St. Paul!
Miss Deaf America Blog To quote from Dr. Seuss? very first book, ?To Think I Saw it On Mullsberry Street!? I?m going to play around with it for a bit, and instead of Mullsberry Street, it should be like this:   ?To Think I Saw it in St. Paul!?   After I left Gallaudet, I came back home and learned that I?m doing [...]
Wed, Jan 24 2007

Latest Updates!
Miss Deaf America Blog ?Nothing in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.? This has proven true for many different circumstances I have been finding myself in. The students, alumni, faculty, staff and people were passionate about their beliefs during the protest on Gallaudet University campus. Even during my visit to NAD headquarters, I was amazed to see that [...]
Mon, Jan 08 2007

Adjusting, moving?
Miss Deaf America Blog I just relocated to 800 Florida Avenue, Washington, DC for a semester. Yes, you just figured it out, I am now at Gallaudet University. Before I became NAD Miss Deaf America, I wanted to visit Gallaudet for a semester. It happened to be the semester after I became NAD Miss Deaf America. So, it works [...]
Mon, Sep 11 2006