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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
You know some of the clubs all over the country will have their own club houses and are very proud of it. They don't depend on the government. They didn't get anything like in Europe you're dependent on the government to give money, but in uh the States here we're very independent people.

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
And it's a lot of responsibility, a lot of work, a lot of patience through the different events, getting money. To pay for the club house.

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
Some rent she as says says like the second flight of the, going up the second flight of the stairs and so forth. But some have very nice clubhouses and are very proud of their own places.

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
Yes, speaking of social life such as in schools. We'd like for you to share with them your experiences. Would anyone like to open this part up? Say what it's like in this residential school?

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
Yes Jan? You know each state I suppose has at least one state residential school for the deaf. Many small communities or large towns maybe there'll be uh, 10 or 2 or 5 or 6 deaf children. And they'll be all brought centralized to uh the residential school. And uh, how old you are may depend on the different experiences that you have when you go.

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
I happened to be born in the same schoo - in the same town where the residential school is. And I remember the first day that I was sent to school. My mom went with me. We walked down, we went down there to the school. It so happened, I had a little bit older deaf cousin. A girl who lived in the same uh residential school.

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
She said "Come and visit the cousin." I said: "Fine." And went down and I saw many, many deaf kids just like me, I thought that was wonderful to play with.

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
And while I was playing, my mother took off. *laughing in the background* So it was time for lunch and I said: "Where's my mother?" No no, you mean stay here. No no no, no no, I must go home.

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
No I'm not staying here. So I was a little confused, upset.

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
In the dorm the kids slept in large rooms with the beds lined right up. Maybe 10, 12, and then another row in the same place. All nice clean white sheets with iron frame