[nabs-l] Why Did I Join Nabs?

[Darian Smith]

I suppose since I asked the  question,  I should probably answer it as well.
  I got involved with the NFB  at-large, and then eventually got
involved with nabs . I watched  the list  for years and  then kind of
faded away because I didn't know if it all made sense to me, or if
this was where  the people I identified with were.  People in this
organization had a way of bringing me back into the  fold just when I
was ready to  give up, on account of not having a connection with
folks.  i Have to say that because of each  person who has taken the
time to talk to me about the organization or befriend me,  I'm still
here and deeply appreciate it all.
  I, like everyone else has said, appreciates the thoughts opinions
and points of view that people have here and feel in some small way
connected to  the people here.  Some of you I've met, probably alot of
you I will meet, and others I probably will never meet, but I think
I've benifited from the words of each of you, and have become wiser
for them.
 One of  the most amazing things I've been  able to be a part  of is
our anual meeting at convention because  of the great energy  in the
room.  That energy it's self is enough to energize you for a year-
though conventionjust gets you  that much more amped lol.
 I know  there is work to do in our states, students to encourage,
people to educate and  much more than what I could mention in one
sitting.  Because of those things I love not only participating in the
discussions but being a part of the work that  we do. I don't know if
 this does much  to answer anything, but it's what I got! lol.
  Darian




On 5/25/11, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree, Angelina.  That's why I joined NABS as well!
>
>  Chris
>
> "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities motto)
>
> --- Sent from my BrailleNote
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>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: anjelinac26 at gmail.com
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Tue, 24 May 2011 21:53:28 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Why Did I Join Nabs?
>
> I joined nabs to learn from other blind students as well as
> hoping to do what I can to change societies misconceptions of
> blindness.  The list has been a valuable sounding board for
> questions over the years.
>
> Anjelina
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 24, 2011, at 9:31 PM, Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>  Hey all,
>    I am just wondering, what made you  want to be a part of
> nabs?
>  Yes,  This is  a large Division, made of a network of divisions
> and
>  more  to the point lots of us students.  So what made you want
> to be
>  involved with nabs? This could be  anything from why do you post
>  messages on the list? why you go to conference calls? meetings
> at
>  Washington Seminar or National Convention?  Or...Why do you
> contribute
>  to the student slate,  read the student slate, are a part of
> your
>  state division.
>  If I didn't cover it all then feel free to point out what I
> missed.
>   Thanks!
>   Darian
>
>  p.s.  I am seriously curious :)
>
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