By Deaflegacy
“Hi, I'm DeafLegacy, and this is my story.”
I'm nine months
old on Second Life. I was introduced to this virtual world by someone who I
used to know. I made new friends through Virtual Ability. “There is
always something new on Second Life that still amazes me,” I tell people. There is so much to it than just being deaf. There's speech disorder
that I have to deal with every day because I'm the only deaf person
where I'm living in real life.
Second Life has given me many chances to
be who I am without any fear of misunderstanding. When I was new, I met
Gentle Heron, who then introduced me to Virtual Ability. Within the
Virtual Ability community, I was given a chance not only to rent an apartment, but
to be able to learn what it is like to have a house on a land parcel. I
chose to go back to the apartment, saying that it would be for the best if I
lives in a small place.
For many years, I have always dreamed of
becoming a writer. One day, I met Bixyl Shuftan, the editor of
Second Life Newser. That's when I realized that I have a chance to become a
writer and grabbed it. Ever since then, not only am I writing for the
SL Newser, I'm also taking photographs for the articles. “This is more
than just one chance,” I told someone. “I would definitely say that it is a once
in a lifetime chance to prove how good I am at writing.” I pointed out
that because of my deafness, English is not my first language. It is my
second language. “American Sign Language is my first language. I learned
it when my mother first found out that I'm deaf.”
Deaf or not, I
have believed that I really wanted to be a writer, “I owe the Virtual
Ability and the Second Life Newser team a lot of thanks. I
wouldn't be where I am now if it wasn't for them.”
Deaflegacy
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