Introductory Blog

My name is Jennifer Sabori. I have been married for four years and have two handsome boys. I have been a full time stay at home mom for the past two years since my youngest son was born and finally decided that it is time for me to go back to school to finish my degree. 

My career goal at this time is interpreting in both American Sign Language and Spanish. I have always been interested in languages for as long as I can remember. I grew up in Yuma, AZ, which is a predominantly Mexican community. In kindergarten, there was a deaf boy in my class, so we learned how to sign "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?" by Eric Carle and I have been fascinated ever since. And then in first through third grade I attended a school where half the day was taught exclusively in English, and the second half in Spanish. It was an amazing opportunity for me to be exposed to so many different languages so young in life and I believe that is was lit the fire of intrigue in me.
It wasn't always easy though, being a blonde haired, blue eyed, Caucasian in a school of Hispanics. I saw first hand the way language is used against people; sometimes as a defense, not knowing everyone around you, it is used as a way to isolate the group that you could most identify with, but sometimes language is used as a tool of deceit, to hide ones true intentions by speaking a different language than those around you. I believe that language is a huge barrier between people and cultures and my hope is that by expanding my own knowledge of foreign languages, that I could help lower some of those barriers in my own life.
I have chosen to take ENG 213 not only because the use of language is so fascinating to me, but also because I feel it will lend itself well to my continued education goal and potential career in interpreting.