I visited Val for this purpose and can attest to how wonderful it was to work with her, to stay in her lovely home, and to see beautiful La Jolla!<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 5:44 PM, George Veronis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:george.veronis@yale.edu">george.veronis@yale.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Dear Valerie:<div><br></div><div>I had not realized that you live in La Jolla.  I spent many a happy visit to SIO during the 50s 60s and 70s and I have many colleagues who are still active there.  But alas, my age has conspired to keep me on the east coast.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I am still learning signing but have not gone into Sign Writing any farther than the simple introduction.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>George</div><div><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
<div><div>On Nov 1, 2011, at 5:31 PM, Valerie Sutton wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">SignWriting List<div>November 1st, 2011</div><div><br></div><div>Dear SW List -</div><div><br>
</div><div><div>I am offering private SignWriting seminars now, from my home in La Jolla, just three miles from the ocean...If you know of anyone who is interested in learning SignWriting software, or interested in learning how to write Sign Language literature with private lessons and room and board in my home, please refer them to me... Weekly seminars are available, and we can design the lessons specifically around the needs of the participants, learning to write any sign language in the world, from video or from your own signing knowledge.</div>
<div><br></div><div>If there are more than one person requesting semi-private lessons, we can arrange for rooms at local hotels. La Jolla is a suburb of San Diego and is very beautiful. Take a look at these pictures of La Jolla:</div>
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