22. April 2010 by KVaughn.

·         I bring the planning because I don’t want something to go wrong.

·         I am outspoken and I bring ideas out, settle down rowdiness.

·         I am good at strategizing.. I get to be the brain.

·         I am either the voice of confidence or the voice of caution, reasoning out what I am doing.

·         I am the strength.

·         I think outside the box and try new things.

·         I bring seriousness and no horseplay to avoid someone getting hurt from not paying attention.

·         I bring skills and communication.

·         I bring confidence and become a serious person, by listening to one another we can succeed.

·         I bring bravery and attitude to the team.

·         I bring the fun and knowledge .. indicating I am ready and can be trusted.

·         I am prepared for any possible problem and I have confidence I wouldn’t freak out or panic.

·         I will be there alongside my buddies to help them through.

·         I bring confidence to my teammate/buddy.

·         I am not a quitter and I believe my buddy and I can call on each other for help.

·         I bring good communication, patience, and good diving skills.

·         I would bring collaboration and the willingness to help my buddy out.

·         I bring skills because you need them to be safe and have a successful dive.

·         I bring a little bit of goofiness (in a safe way) because I want to have a fun dive.

·         I bring hope to the team and I can come up with a quick game plan if our group is in need.

·         I can help my teammates be calm.

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15. April 2010 by KVaughn.

·         I have become more responsible with things that I do.

·         My family is very interested in hearing me talk about scuba and seem to be more interested in what I am doing than before STARS.

·         My family supports me and shows me that they are proud of what I am doing and that means a lot to me.

·         I don’t think this program is helping much with the relations within my family.

·         Things at home have gotten better and I have been talking more with my parents.

·         I have been getting along with my sisters and it has increased our family communications, we are acting more like a family and don’t argue as much.

·         My relationship and communications with my family have been getting better.

·         They (my family) are always asking me what it’s like dangerous, fun?

·         I love when they (my family) ask about scuba diving, I love telling my family about it.

·         Nothing has changed at home except for my relationship with my brother as he (Navy diver) has to do things I am doing.  I got my Skin Diving certification before him.

·         They (my parents) are very proud of me because they thought I could not do it.

·         I am having a better relationship with my family, we communicate much better.

·         I have been more responsive to things my parents ask me to do.

·         I find that I am now more self motivated.

·         My parents are proud of me for keeping up with the program in parallel with my work and school studies.

·         It has brought be closer to my parent (Dad) and I honestly don’t know why, but it really has.

·         My mom is crankier because she cannot yell at me as much.

·         My Dad is happier because I am no longer a couch potato.

·         Even though I don’t have as much time with my family it has made our time together better.

·         I realize now all that my family does for me and I communicate with them more after I get home from class.

·         I feel like a more positive person and my family sees me more as a relaxed person.

·         I am viewed as more flexible and with improved patience.

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6. April 2010 by KVaughn.

·         As a diver for the past 3 years I use SeaSigns, but my friends in school don’t understand when I use SeaSigns out of the water.

·         I would use SeaSigns whenever I see something cool!

·         I could use SeaSigns if I encounter a deaf person in an emergency to help them.

·         I could use SeaSigns to communicate and interact with other divers underwater about interesting things or dangers.

·         With SeaSigns I could share interesting things about the ocean with a deaf person.

·         I would use SeaSigns to talk with my friends if I am too lazy to use my mouth.

·         SeaSigns would help me communicate with a deaf person if I ever meet one.

·         SeaSigns would be something to put on a job application indicating I know some sign language.

·         I could use SeaSigns if I encounter someone who does not speak my language but knows sign language to work around the language barrier.

·         I will help other people learn SeaSigns.

·         I will use SeaSigns to tell a diving buddy something underwater.

·         SeaSigns might be ideal if a deaf person needed a translator.

·         While scuba diving SeaSigns will allow me to communicate about different types of sea life and hazards.

·         SeaSigns would be ideal to work around not being able to talk aloud in class with my friends.

·         I hope to get a job working with the deaf and SeaSigns will help me.

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6. April 2010 by KVaughn.

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