[Blind-international-students] introduction

[Carly Mihalakis]

Hi, jan ,

         You're a talker too? I love language,  believing the 
intention of most in America to Anglicize every foreign word they 
should come across  is small minded and does not take into account 
the beauty and potentially expressive breadth of other languages. It 
threatens to homogenize things more than they already are!
Wanna wrap?
What is your eye condition?
I myself was bienucleated as a result of retinal blastoma at age 18 months.
I live in Berkeley, California and am 26 though my friends and common 
law husband are older. I enjoy music and culture from the Boom generation.

Though I am not a Federationist per se, I am familiar with, living in 
the very city in which Dr.  TenBroek founded the disability movement 
in 1970. I know about how Dr. TenBroek located blind people from 
around the area who were disenfranchised and those blind  people, 
using a few fundamental principles and methods asserted their 
rightful and unprecedented independence.
I believe it important to bare in mind however,  the times in which 
all this was taking place for a first time, and know that Dr. 
TenBroek conceived of the Federation during a time when things were 
tremendously different, and we need not judge the times, honering 
them for the miracle that they are.  , Thanks for the warm welcome .
>Please write me anytime!
>I would love to hear from the members of this list.
>By nature: I'm a talker.
>Let's talk about anything concerning blindness, education, culture,
>language, etc.
>
>Hina,
>I remembered that there was a list.
>But, when I went to Dallas this time for the NFB national convention,
>I could not remember the name.
>Some of the blind international students were asking for such a list
>and I just could not remember the name or anything.
>What a wasted opportunity.
>That won't happen again.
>Jan
>
>On 7/23/10, Imran Ahmed <imran.altaf at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Jan,
> > I am so glad you have become a part of this still growing group of
> > people from all over the country as well as the rest of the world.
> > I am currently seeking employment, compiling my final project in order
> > to complete my degree in Information technology and have recently
> > expedited my efforts to learn jaws scripting.
> > Have fun while you stay here,
> > Imran.
> >
> > On 7/23/10, jan wright <jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> My name  is Jan.
> >> I am so glad Hina Altaf,  (someone who is dear to me) started this
> >> list. I am not an international student, but am interested in culture
> >> and international affairs, especially when it comes to blind people.
> >> I am also blind and have been a menber of nfb for quite sometime.
> >> I heard about the list and wanted to join.
> >> I'd love to hear from you and about your experiences.
> >> I wonder what all of you international students are doing now that it is
> >> summer?
> >> Are you taking extra classes?
> >> Are you finding fun things to do?
> >>
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