Melissa Yingst

              

                   Melissa Yingst 

1. Are she born deaf and causes?

2. Anyone her family deaf or not?

Yes, her parent are deaf.

3. Why did she moved to America from Mexico?

4. Did she went to deaf school?

She did not go to Deaf School but she went to a mainstream High School,  University High School in Orange County, California. 

5. When did she graduated Gallaudent University?

She went to Gallaudent University  and Arizona State University. 

6. What courses did she take?

She took courses are Bachelors in Psychology and Masters in Social Worker. 

7. Why did she pick nickname "Melmira"?

She picked her nickname from her Great Grandma when she was 13 years old from her Great Grandma passed away. 

Her name Melissa and her middle name Elmira made Melmira. 

8. Have she been involved anythings at Deaf Community?

1. Convo 20 - 2017

2. Dpan 2017 - 2018

3. Melmira 2018 - 2024

4. Sisters In Style Online 2024 

9. How did she find a person for an interview from Deaf Community?

10. Where did she learned Mexico sign language?

11. Were she first language was Spanish Sign Language or American Sign Language?

MY COMMENTS: Someday I hope meet a person. 

Hanging Out with Kimberley Blomquist since September 1980 at Senior Girl's Residence upstairs from Sir James Whitney School in Belleville, Ontario to the future

Allo Mon CoCo 

1377 Baseline Road 

EST: 2001

Last Saturday November 2nd, 2024 Kimberley and I  went on Para one of each arrived at Allo Mon Coco Restaurant but she is first time with me for breakfast from 9am to 11am.

We ordered our breakfasts but her sausages and mine bacons are sane kind ordered it.

I order my foods are Choco Coco Deluxe and  Strawberry  & Basil (smoothie)

She asked me wanting come back again,  another time.

Then stopped by Starbucks because she wanted ordered her drank instead me while we waited our Para rode and got home. 

Last Saturday December 7th, 2024 Kimberley and I went on Para one of each arrived at Allo Mon Coco Restaurant again for breakfast from 9am to 11am.

We ordered our breakfasts but her sausages and mine sausages plus extra sausages instead bacon and strawberry with whipped cream together as wrapped sandwiches.

I ordered my drank hot chocolate with whipped cream and Kimberley's drank mocha. 

Then we stopped by Starbucks because I gave Kimberley's Christmas Starbucks gift card so she did ordered it instead me while we waited our Para rode and got home. 

Chance R

137 Woodroffe Ave. 

EST: 

Last February 8th, 2025 Kimberley Blomquist and I went on Para one of each arrived at Chance R for breakfast from 9am to 11:30am. 

We ordered our breakfasts same kind but little bit different foods.

My breakfast included: hash brown with diced onions, four sausages, 2 over easy eggs and 4 sliced wheat toasted plus fruit bowl but I ate half way because I forgot took picture, oops. 

Then Kimberley went on Para rode went home but for we stopped by at Dollarama then Kimberley went stopped at Starbucks for her drink then went to see her another friend and I  went stopped by at Lowblaws then went back to Chance R waited for my Para rode and went home. 

Last Sunday March 16th, 2025 Kimberley Blomquist and I went on Para one of each arrived at Chance R  and went out at Rexall and Lowblaws 

We came back to Chance R for our lunch from 12pm to 1pm. Then Kimberley want went to Starbucks inside at Lowblaws for her drank instead me.

     I ate my lunch are: 2 baby beef liver with gravity, half mashed potatoes, one stick with vegetables plus flat roll.

Then we went back to Chance R and waited for our ride from Para and went home.