Mainstream Class
neilramirez I mentioned this on my own Facebook status after complaining about my first day of class, (yeah…I’m still a college student.) because of my frustration with hearing class. However, I immediately thought of my hearing friends from middle school, when the words “mainstream class” got on my mind. My FB Status: “I remembered going to […]
Mon, Feb 02 2015

How to meet more deaf people
neilramirez If you are deaf, and want to find more deaf people near your area to make friends with, or just want to practice your signing skills, there are good places for you to start with: Deaf Chat Coffee Deaf Chat Coffee is a place where a small Deaf community usually get together at coffee shops, […]
Mon, Feb 02 2015

ASL Power!
neilramirez I’m very, very thankful to have good English skills which equipped me to survive in the real world or at least have access to hearing services. However, that doesn’t make me look down on American Sign Language (ASL). Some complained that it discourages Deaf people from improving their English skills because of its different grammar […]
Mon, Feb 02 2015

Mainstream Class
neilramirez I mentioned this on my own Facebook status after complaining about my first day of class, (yeah…I’m still a college student.) because of my frustration with hearing class. However, I immediately thought of my hearing friends from middle school, when the words “mainstream class” got on my mind. My FB Status: “I remembered going to […]
Thu, Sep 05 2013

How to meet more deaf people
neilramirez If you are deaf, and want to find more deaf people near your area to make friends with, or just want to practice your signing skills, there are good places for you to start with: Deaf Chat Coffee Deaf Chat Coffee is a place where a small Deaf community usually get together at coffee shops, [...]
Sun, Jan 20 2013

ASL Power!
neilramirez I'm very, very thankful to have good English skills which equipped me to survive in the real world or at least have access to hearing services. However, that doesn't make me look down on American Sign Language (ASL). Some complained that it discourages Deaf people from improving their English skills because of its different grammar [...]
Fri, Nov 04 2011

What’s on your iPhone??
neilramirez I was sadden to know Steve Jobs' passing away on October 5th, 2011. I am a huge fan of his Apple products. This is my tribute page to him for one of his best inventions, iPhone. I first fell in love with my iPhone in the year 2008, after switching to AT&T from T-mobile that I've [...]
Sun, Oct 16 2011

Lucid Dreaming
neilramirez There was the other day I had a dream in which I was actually aware that I am dreaming. This kind of dream is called lucid dreaming and I find it very.. fascinating! It was amazing. There was no physical laws in the dream but the dream has its own limits. It means they don't always [...]
Tue, Sep 13 2011

Attending a local community college
neilramirez I graduated at National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) with A.A.S in Web Design last year. I'm currently attending at local community college to study computer technical support. I figured it would be a nice idea to add something good to my resume. After a few weeks of my first semesters in the community [...]
Sun, Jun 12 2011