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| Gathering of picnic patrons |
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| Flat Susan with Myrene |
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| Everyone Clapping For the deaf they can't hear clapping so their sign is to wave your hands in the air like twinkle twinkle little star and this is their sign for clapping. |
Flat Susan as you know went on a picnic BBQ day with Myrene and the Uni Students/Teachers/Aids etc and had a fantastic time with everyone. They were all mystified over her travels around the world and how far she has come.
Flat Susan got entertained and became well embraced in the community for deaf she even got to learn some Auslan, sign language for the deaf here in Australia. Flat Susan got to see some really fun times with not an egg and spoon race but a Malteser and spoon race.
Malteser's are little malt chocolate balls that are yummy, see picture for an idea, I am sure they are sold all over the world and not unique to Australia.
Well eggs are a bit fragile for some of the disabled so the Malteser's are a little more user friendly. Plus eggs can break and be quite an expensive exercise, so Malteser's it was.
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| Melanie in Malteser Race with Flat Susan |
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| I think Melanie is happy |
Flat Susan then moved onto the sack race, that was interesting having her little legs bouncing around but she still was in the race with help.  |
| Donut eating competition but no Flat Susan to be found |
I think a big day out with Myrene and a few lessons in Auslan. A picnic in the park with beautiful weather, sunshine and lots of people in fun colours to celebrate the deaf community, some were wearing butterflies and some had them painted on their faces, this is to honor the butterflies as they are also deaf.
Hope you enjoyed reading about my adventure with Flat Susan
Myrene and Flat Susan xoxoxo
4 comments:
Definitely enjoying reading about her adventures - and she is learning so much too. Meeting people who are hearing impaired is a new one for her and will make her understand the needs of some people much less fortunate than most of us. How good was that to learn about how the hearing impaired have different actions for things they cannot hear. I and other readers will remember that when next time we clap someone.
Thank you, and thank Myrene, for taking her about like this.
Hugs, Neet xx
Oh Flat Susan..what a narrow escape from being eaten on that donut!!Just as well Myrene was on hand to help with the rescue.
I am soooo excited because I will be meeting you soon Susan. I have some ideas for excursions we could have with Eliza and Myrene!! I have a marvellous couch you might want to rest on!
I love reading about Flat Susan's visit. It's like I'm visiting too. Looks like she had a spiffing time here!
Yes, I know Maltezers (being Dutch) but I'm not sure they are so popular here in Spain... I never buy them as I love them so much that I eat a whole bag (or box even) at a time! I just can't stop once I've started!
CU soon.
You really had a lovely, adventurous and also dangerous time! A BBQ picnic hmmmm. And you have been very sporty! I think it is a wonderful idea taking Maltesers instead of eggs, because everybody has problems with eggs and - very practical - you can eat the Malteser right after the run, which might cause people to run several times. But sitting on a donut is not very clever, as you experienced. OK then, keep the good spirits up Flat Susan! Hope to see you soon!!
Gabriele
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