Ciara McKenna

Well, thank you for the vote of confidence, when I get my certificate I will be framing it and showing it off to everybody I know haha 😂 But seriously, congrats again on acing the final exam. Well deserved. I'm not surprised you're nervous about heading back, I know for me it's definitely going to feel like I'm starting a new job when I eventually get the go ahead to go back in. Just curious, but do you have to take any additional health and safety course or additional training before going back to a classroom environment, or is it just "These are the new rules, adhere to them please".

Oh congratulations girl! I'm so happy for you for passing, and extra congrats on getting the full 100%!!!! 😁😁😁 I'm sure you were thrilled with your results! Do you have your certificate printed out yet? 😋 Yeah I'm all good, was suppose to be back in work, but last minute it got pushed back, then some family stuff came up, but everything has calmed down now thankfully. Only getting back into BSL today so still on Module 4, but towards the end. At the Work and School section. I hope to get that assessment done by Monday and then hopefully that'll be me back in the swing of learning BSL 😊

Hi Helen! So sorry for the late reply, it has been an absolutely mental 2 weeks for me, only getting back into my BSL today. Feel like I'm starting from scratch 🤪 How did your final exam go last week? hopefully well!

Ah that sounds like a fair enough plan. Sure let me know how you get on with it, obviously hope you pass with flying colours 😊

Yeah I've really been enjoying learning BSL, doing it at my own pace. I tend to furiously write notes for a couple of hours then just use them instead of the videos, then try without my notes. Have you done your final exam yet or are you still studying for it? 😊

Hey Helen, Oh cool, I'm currently living in Belfast so we're not too far from each other! I've still on module 4 at the moment, slowly getting through all the animals. How have you been finding the lessons? I only assume they get more complex

Hey, hope you're keeping well, I'm Ciara, I'm from Northern Ireland and have started learning BSL while I've been furloughed from my job during this pandemic. Learning BSL was something I've been wanting to do for a few years, but with uni and other job commitments I couldn't find the time to join a physical class. So now with ample free time, and this flexible online course, there really was no excuse not to. I don't work in the medical field, nor do I know anyone who uses BSL in their everyday life, but I do hope to be able to utilize this skill should I need to in the future. Also, it's been quite fun signing some words and getting my family members guess what I'm signing haha. Thank you for reading my intro, and I hope your studying is going well, Ciara 😃