[Blind-international-students] [Blind-international-studentsintroduction

Sat Jul 24 00:16:58 UTC 2010

hi anmol,
that is a great idea to turn it into a discussion list to discuss disability 
related issues. maybe someday we all could  get together and  do something 
like that.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anmol Bhatia" <anmolpbhatia at yahoo.com>
To: "Blind International Students Mailing List" 
<blind-international-students at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-international-students] 
[Blind-international-studentsintroduction

Hi jan,
Wellcome to the list. I believe I am the guy from India who you met at the 
Intercultural exchange meeting. It occured to me later that this group would 
be a good resource for anyone interested in communicating with international 
students and maybe we could even use it to implement some international 
development projects some of which we discussed in the meeting. Perhaps this 
can become mailing list for the Intercultural  exchange committee. I really 
found the discussion about Blind Core really interesting and one day I would 
love to attend the World Blind Union. Someone had suggest to me that perhaps 
we can have an international table at the bankquit but frankly things were 
so busy I did not even have the time to visit with this person.
To answer your question, I do not mind answering any question about my 
country or my experience or my culture or religion. That is how a person can 
learn. So feel free to ask me any questions.
Anmol
I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps 
there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is vague, like a breeze 
among flowers.
Hellen Keller

--- On Fri, 7/23/10, jan wright <jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: jan wright <jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Blind-international-students] introduction
> To: "Blind International Students Mailing List" 
> <blind-international-students at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Friday, July 23, 2010, 2:06 PM
> Hi Hina,
> Well, I didn't meet many international students.
> In the Intercultural exchange meeting, there was a guy from
> India, but
> he said that it was his first time.
> And, there was so much on the agenda that we did not get to
> mingle.
> I wish that we had.
> I thought that I heard other international students there:
> But, I felt a bit awkward just walking up to them and
> saying:
> "Hi, my name is Jan. Are you an international student or
> non-American
> NFB member?"
> I may not have been received well.
>
> So, here is a question for the group:
> Do you mind people approaching you and asking you what
> country you are
> from and other questions about your journey as a blind
> person????
> Or, is that just too personal and do you get tired of
> answering
> questions that emphasize your differences?
> Jan
>
> On 7/23/10, Imran Ahmed <imran.altaf at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hello Noah,
> > Its always exciting to come across people on the lists
> who are
> > pursuing the same field as I am.
> > I actually have a friend located in oman who works
> there for some company
> > now.
> > When did you happen to come to USA? I have been in the
> US for almost
> > for four years now and hope to settle down here.
> > Imran Ahmed,
> > skype:
> > Imran.altaf
> > MSN:
> > imrancricketer1985 at hotmail.com
> > phone:
> > 414-671-9127
> >
> >
> >
> > On 7/23/10, hina altaf <hinaaltaf1983 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> hi carly,
> >>  i am also looking into some university for
> my masters in california
> >> and might run across someday.
> >>
> >> On 7/23/10, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> >>> Hi, Mr. Noah,
> >>>
> >>>          I used to
> live in Denver and Littleton. My friend, Tieu who
> >>> is also blind used to go to UNC up in Greeley
> I remember passing
> >>> through Fort Collins on our way to Greeley on
> the bus.
> >>> I would love to hear of your experiences in
> Oman. Do you have any
> >>> partial vision or are you also a total?
> >>> in Berkeley, California
> >>>   At 10:36 AM 7/23/2010, you
> wrote:
> >>>>Hi Jan,
> >>>>Welcome to the list!
> >>>>My name is Noah Al Hadidi. I'm from Oman.
> Most of the people that I met
> >>>> in
> >>>>the US they don't know Oman. It's a country
> located in the middle east
> >>>> south
> >>>>of Saudi Arabia. My major is Computer
> Science. I'm studying at Colorado
> >>>>State university in Fort Collins Colorado
> .
> >>>>
> >>>>Thanks.
> >>>>Have a pleasant day!
> >>>>Kind Regards and Best Wishes,
> >>>>Noah Al Hadidi.
> >>>>1400 W Elizabeth Street,
> >>>>Apt 313
> >>>>Fort Collins  , Colorado,  80521
> USA
> >>>>Phone:  (1 970) 492-9664
> >>>>Mobile: (1  970) 310 4415 (USA)
> >>>>Mobile: (968) 9516 3662 (Oman)
> >>>>Web: www.batechno.com
> >>>>Skype Name: noah.alhadidi
> >>>>Find me on facebook:
> www.facebook.com/noah.alhadidi
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>From: blind-international-students-bounces at nfbnet.org
> >>>>[mailto:blind-international-students-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of
> >>>> hina
> >>>>altaf
> >>>>Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 11:00 AM
> >>>>To: Blind International Students Mailing
> List
> >>>>Subject: Re: [Blind-international-students]
> introduction
> >>>>
> >>>>oh no, i wish i could have been able to
> attend the convention this
> >>>>year, it was so much fun last year. i think
> anmol from our list was
> >>>>there and he is from india. he tried to
> meet some international
> >>>>students while he was there. who did you
> meet? maybe if you could have
> >>>>taken someone's names and addressis, we
> could invite them. it would be
> >>>>nice if everyone send a brief introduction
> for the new member. I am
> >>>>hina altaf, originally from pakistan but
> currently residing in US. I
> >>>>did my bechelors in computer science and
> now work as assistive
> >>>>technology specialist in il. most of you
> know me! but for new members
> >>>>please introduce yourself. thanks.
> >>>>
> >>>>On 7/23/10, jan wright <jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>> >  Hi Hina, 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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