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

Sat Jul 24 00:58:40 UTC 2010

great job jan, i appreciate that. this list needs to become more popular and 
then we will be able to get most out of it.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jan wright" <jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com>
To: "Blind International Students Mailing List" 
<blind-international-students at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: 
[Blind-international-students][Blind-international-studentsintroduction

Oh, Anmol,
I forgot to tell you that I did email Diane McGeorge and tell (or
remind her) about the email list serv.
I don't think that she has the email addresses of the others, though.
I did ask her to send the information to the state presidents, etc
just in case.
Jan

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