No Habla Sign Language

I am an ASL illiterate. I am taking part two of a two semester Sign Language course right now and I am growing more and more irritated. I am completely lacking the part of the brain that makes sense of all foreign languages or American Sign Language. My professor, though completely mind bendingly difficult to understand, is really funny and super fair. But there is simply a disconnect for us because she speaks ASL and I speak Idiot.

The ironic part is that I took ASL rather than Spanish or French because I stupidly assumed it would be so much easier. But instead I spend the 2.5 hours a week with a completely befuddled expression on my face and sweat beading on my forehead from pure and utter exasperation. She tells funny stories all the time that I just don't follow, well I assume there funny because everyone else is laughing. She gives us assignments and I turn in an altogether ridiculous amalgamation of all the instructions I was able to gather. After she says anything she looks at me and signs, "Do you understand?" Which is really embarrassing because I am clearly the weird older lady in the room. So you'd think I would get this before the half drunk 19 year olds but it just isn't the case.

I am desperate to be through with this semester for a couple reasons. First, I can't bear to sit through this lesson in my own scholastic limitations much longer. Second, I transfer to an entirely different and, in my grass is always greener view, much better school after this month. So I guess I just have to suffer through my ASL ineptitude for a bit longer.