Liz Ortiz

Everyone was at my house, celebrating the end of the summer sign language class, with a potluck lunch of Togolese and American dishes. Jonas sat across the table from me and made a face as he took a sip of soda. He signed, “I’m thirsty. I don’t like this drink.” I signed back to him asking, “Would you like water instead?” He nodded, I got him the water, and the party went on. It was fun seeing Jonas’ reaction to some of the American dishes. My favorite was when he tried Kraft