[Blind-international-students] [Blind-international-studentsintroduction
jan wright
jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com
Sat Jul 24 00:53:06 UTC 2010
Hi Anmol,
Yes, I found the blind corps discussions quite interesting, also.
Hey, a table for blind internationals That is a great idea.
I wondered if we would meet in a less formal setting.
I think that we should for the next nfb convention.
It is in Orlando Florida, you know.
I am from Indiana.
Where do you live now?
The world blind union is quite interesting, but I could not get anyone
to answer my questions and it seemed to be quite a few
"professionals," and not enough ordinary people -- if you know what I
mean.
I knew that Hina had started a list, but I could not remember the name
or address or anything to pass along.
Did any of the other international students get in contact with you?
Thanks.
Jan
On 7/23/10, Hina <haltaf at carrollu.edu> wrote:
> but it depends how active this list becomes. so far we only have very few
> members to start with.
> hina.
> ----- 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 7:30 PM
> Subject: Re:
> [Blind-international-students][Blind-international-studentsintroduction
>
>
> Well, what I was thinking not just disability related issues, but disability
> blind related issues in the field of international development. In the
> intercultural exchange we discussed ways to help blind people in developing
> countries and maybe making the committee more active so I was thinking
> perhaps this could be driving force that can make it happen.
> Any thoughts?
> 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, Hina <haltaf at carrollu.edu> wrote:
>
>> From: Hina <haltaf at carrollu.edu>
>> Subject: Re: [Blind-international-students]
>> [Blind-international-studentsintroduction
>> To: "Blind International Students Mailing List"
>> <blind-international-students at nfbnet.org>
>> Date: Friday, July 23, 2010, 7:16 PM
>> 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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