Name: A Conversation With My Hero, Stephen | How my deaf friend learned English
Uploaded: 2021-04-22T18:10:26.000Z
Duration: 5 min 1 s
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And I am here today with a very special guest.

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?

I can communicate with you right now through lip-reading and listening through my hearing aids.

And he can understand me because he can hear a little bit through his hearing aids and

I was traveling in North Korea for a few weeks, and we had to stay in the same room for about

And I was very surprised because he was traveling alone in North Korea.

And, well, you know, just to be in North Korea, Yes,

There are a lot of misconceptions about deaf people.

A lot of people believe that deaf people cannot do much.

But I'm a good example of why that is so wrong.

Why don't you tell us about your childhood, like, how did you learn English?

So I'm with other children who are also deaf.

We learned English through the hands, so it's not sign language.

But a representation of English with the hands.

So through that medium, we learn the structure of English.

As I said, or he said, we met in North Korea.

So, how many countries and territories have you been to?

And I don't think many of you have traveled that much,

Can you tell us what kind of problems you may have when traveling?

And in poor countries, a lot of people cannot read and write.

So, a lot of the time, when I communicate, I have to use pen and paper.

So when I go up to someone in a poor country to ask for something,

So, I've had to adapt to that by miming for example, or drawing a picture.

Okay, and what country are planning to travel in the near future?

There's so much more of the world that I want to see.

We've traveled to Sri Lanka and Maldives together.

And in the future we will travel to more countries.

And you shared a part of your life with our viewers.

And your struggles traveling around the world.

Alright, thank you everyone for watching.

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