Disney Princess Survivor

For some reason, this semester has been full of group projects. One particularly challenging one is for my American Sign Language class. We have to create a 'fractured fairy tale' and film it completely in sign.

I am only in my first semester of ASL, making this assignment rather difficult. Luckily, my group recruited a guy who went on an ASL mission and is getting ready to take his interpreter's test to help us with the words we haven't learned.

My group contained three people, me, Lisa and Crystal. We decided that our fairy tale should be Disney Princess Survivor. My part in the movie was the host of the show, while Lisa and Crystal played Belle and Pocahontas. Crystal's roommate helped us out and was Sleeping Beauty.

From left: Lisa, Brynn (roommate), Crystal, David (language guy), and Lex (cameraman/Lisa's husband)

Each of the 'contestants' in our Survivor episode had t-shirts that Crystal made with the face of their character on them. I'm pretty sure this was mostly just so they wouldn't have to keep signing their characters' names.

Lisa = Belle

Brynn = Sleeping Beauty

We ended up doing six challenges for the princesses to face, that way they could each win two. The running and weight lifting was won by Pocahontas. Putting on makeup and reading a book while walking was won by Belle. Sleeping Beauty won sitting still and the scavenger hunt (there aren't many winning options for the one who falls asleep during the competition). I recorded the book race just because it was entertaining to watch. 

I just realized that this is the first post that is not about a charity event. So I am just going to remind you to donate to Race for Grace, the fundraiser for the nine-year-old girl in a coma. Just as a reminder, for updates on Gracie Hinds, go here: http://www.facebook.com/groups/195426767190204/.