What is an accomplishment you’re proud of?

Despite some odds that were against me, and many glitches that came up, I’ve been able to accomplish many of my goals and achieve many of my dreams. For example, when I was a little girl, I always wanted to be an author. I wrote some proposals, but publishers rejected them. Then a friend suggested that I produce a video. Bingo! To date, I have produced 12 DVDs, all of which have been huge hits among sign language interpreters. Making videos is a challenge: writing, storyboarding, filming, editing and all of that! It doesn’t actually generate that much profit, but what it does make goes directly to my retirement fund, since I have to build that alone as a self-employed individual. I will continue to produce as many videos as I can.

DVDs I’ve published:

• A HANDMADE TREASURY OF DEAF FOLKTALES
• ASL Extreme Makeovers: The Art of Personification
• ASL Role Shifting: “He Said, She Said”
• ASL SEMANTICS: Focus Word: FALL 
• ASL SEMANTICS: Focus Word: OUT  
• Bring the Bible Alive With ASL Classifiers!
• More Classifiers: Storytelling
• MORE CLASSIFIERS: Camping Adventures
• SPLASH! Make a Splash with ASL Storytelling! 
• Trix Upon A Time: An ASL Storytelling Handbook
• TALES OF a MAD American Sign Language WORLD
• The HEARING WORLD AROUND ME

Behind-the-scenes Question: What is your "commute" like? (Getting to and from performance venues)

The challenge: One-hour-away-from-the-airport! Yes, I drove back and forth within one hour each way going home to and from the airport. I live up the northern area of the country away from Seattle, where the home-based airport is located. My friends were surprised how I managed to get up so early in the morning to catch a plane because I have to be at the airport 2 hours before the flight takes off. For example, my plane leaves at 6 am. I have to get up at 2 am and get ready to go. The last 13 years I have been performing, I drove back and forth. Now, I decided to stay overnight at hotels near the airport, which is the best way for me to catch flights without the worry of driving all the way to the airport, never knowing if there is going to be bad traffic!