Discovering Deaf Worlds on the move

After 6 weeks of coast to coast travel, 19 days of interviews, 15 hrs of video footage, and meeting hundreds of people involved with the Deaf community, we are wrapping up our time in New Zealand. We have been blown away by the warmth, generosity, and hospitality of New Zealanders both Deaf and hearing.

We've been awed by mother nature's landscape of active volcanoes, glaciers feeding rainforests, and oceansides full of seals, whales, and penguins. We've tried possum pie (don't recommend it), pavalona sweets, and dealt with no filter coffee anywhere to be found!

This project has given us the opportunity to meet presidents of Deaf clubs, professors at universities, single parents, teachers, children, program coordinators, interpreters, advocates, and international travelers from all over the world.

We ended our time in Auckland, home to the recently established million dollar Deaf club, DANZ headquarters, Kelston Deaf Education Centre, and NZ's only interpreting program at Auckland University of Technology.

Thank you New Zealand for allowing us to document your world to share with everyone who has helped us get down under.

Tomorrow we head to the airport.
Australia....ready or not, here we come! =)

Photos:
Auckland Deaf Club
DANZ Headquarters (Sue, Natasha, Victoria)
Christy filming at Kelston Deaf Education Centre