This cultural event was not one that was necessarily associated with OU either. I actually heard of this event from my teacher. I attended a Deaf Coffee Chat. This event was scary because my sign language is honestly not that good. I am about to finish ASL 2, and for the most part, I can understand what is being said, but my signing is not up to par. This event was at a Starbucks off campus and was open to the whole Norman and beyond Deaf community. This event was extremely special to me because I got to see the culture that I have been learning about for two years. I got to practice the habits and behaviors that are expected of me when I am around the Deaf community. This event was encouraging because it showed me the good and the love of people in all different cultures and communities. For example, when I was at this event, there was this one older man who was being extremely patient with us. There were quite a few OU students who were currently learning ASL who attended this event. I stood towards the back and just observed as this man resigned the same word and even fingerspelled it over and over for this one student who was trying to have a conversation with him. At first, I was nervous that he would be annoyed and start signing to someone else, but he was patient and he was kind. He had the biggest smile on his face and it genuinely seemed like he enjoyed helping us learn. This event showed me, once again, that it is extremely important to step out of your comfort zone. Even when it’s scary, I believe that people are for the most part good and they want to help you succeed. This man appreciated the communication and the time that student was taking to learn his culture and understand him. I believe that this world could use a little more patience and understanding and that’s why it is important to go to different cultural events and experience different things, so that you can understand someone else’s perspective in addition to your own.