[nabs-l] my introduction

Thu Jan 23 13:52:57 UTC 2014

Helga, I didn't know you were from Peru.  I could tell that English
might not be your first language, but I always thought you might be
German or Austrian based on your name.  I've always wanted to go to
Peru.  I'm told it's very beautiful there.

On 1/23/14, Ryan Silveira <ryan.l.silveira at gmail.com> wrote:
> Welcome to the list, Sami.  I am pretty familiar with Nyack--I'm
> originally from Newburgh, New York which is pretty close to Nyack.  I
> moved to Connecticut in 2002 when I was 12, but I've been through
> Nyack a number of times and my father still lives in that area.  I'm
> glad you like attending NYSe for school; I've heard some pretty good
> things about it.  I'm also glad to hear that you're a language
> enthusiast.  I, myself, have a goal of being fluent in at least five
> languages (including English).  Of course, if I can gain fluency in
> more, that would be even better.  I speak fluent Spanish (I studied it
> in school up to the advanced placement level), I speak some French,
> some Italian, some German, good conversational Greek and I also know
> bits and pieces of Bosnian, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic (both of which I
> want to study more), Zulu, Xhosa and Welsh.  I also know Latin fairly
> well, but no one actually speaks Latin conversationally.  Well, I
> would because I'm a geek, but that's beside the point.  Anyway,
> welcome to the list.  I am sure you will enjoy all our discussions.
>
> Ryan
>
> On 1/23/14, Helga Schreiber <helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Sami, this is Helga Schreiber. Welcome! to the NABS list!!  That's
>> cool!
>> that you speak three languages! Specially the Spanish language. Just to
>> let
>> you know, I Speak Spanish fluently. I'm actually from Peru, and I came to
>> the United States 9 years ago, almost 10, at the age of 12 years old. And
>> when I came here to the U.S. I didn't know any English at all! So I
>> actually
>> learned English here. So my first Language is Spanish, and my second
>> language is English! Also, just to let you know, when I came to the U.S.
>> I
>> was low vision, but 6 years ago! I lost my sight, due to the fact that I
>> lost my sight because my Retina got detach, and even though I had many
>> surgeries in the past, the doctors could not restore my sight. But I
>> actually know that even though I'm going through many bad circumstances,
>> I
>> will nevr give up, and I know that these circumstances will not stope me
>> to
>> fulfill my dreams! Actually, I'm actually a college student! Hope to talk
>> to
>> you soon! Thanks so much for listening to me, and God bless!! :)
>> P.S. By the way, I'm very interesting in learning the French Language,
>> since
>> some day I would like to go to France, and visit the place, where Louis
>> Braille, the inventor of the Braille code lived! I just wanted to ask
>> you,
>> who taught you French? And do you know who can teach me, or where can I
>> learn it? Just curious!! I will really appreciate it a lot, if you could
>> give me some suggestions regarding this. Thanks again! for all your time!
>> ;)
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Jan 22, 2014, at 7:15 PM, sami osborne <ligne14 at verizon.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello everybody.
>>>
>>> I just registered to this list a few hours ago and this is my first post
>>> here so let me introduce myself so you guys can know me better.
>>> My name is Sami Osborne.  Just to clarify: Sami is spelled S, A, M, I.
>>> I'm just clarifying that because I know that unless you edit the
>>> pronunciation, those screen readers always pronounce my name wrong...
>>> I am 16, and I am totally blind since birth.
>>> I live in the state of New York, in a town called Nyack.  It is directly
>>> to the north of New York City, and it's nice.  I've been living there as
>>> long as I can remember.
>>> I don't want to brag, but I speak 3 languages! I speak english of
>>> course,
>>> and also French and Spanish.  I know French because my mother was born
>>> in
>>> France and we go there every summer.  Not my dad, though, he's American.
>>> But he does know French because he studied it in school.  That is of
>>> course handy because then he can talk to my family in France, since the
>>> majority of they don't speak English.
>>> I know spanish because I used to study it for school, for, you're not
>>> going to believe this, 9 and a half years! I don't study it anymore
>>> because last year I took an exam that would determine if I would
>>> continue
>>> with spanish or if I was finished, and I passed it.
>>> When I grow up, I would either like to be a language interpreter or a
>>> French or Spanish teacher at a school.  I actually am practicing those
>>> jobs at school, because I now have 2 jobs involving languages.  One of
>>> them is that I help the spanish teacher translate documents such as the
>>> school's news-letter into Spanish for hispanic parents who don't speak
>>> English.  My other job is that I teach one of my other teachers French
>>> and
>>> she teaches me how to be a good teacher.
>>> I attend a school for the blind in New York City, which is about 45
>>> minutes away from my house.  The name of the school is the New York
>>> Institute for Special Education.  I have been attending that school
>>> since
>>> I was 12 and am enjoying it very much.
>>> During my free time, I like to listen to the radio, go swimming, biking,
>>> going on the computer, and playing the piano.
>>> I go to a music school for the blind in Manhatan every Saturday for my
>>> piano lessons.  I also enjoy that school alot, and I think that my
>>> teacher
>>> is very nicedd
>>> I am also a big tech guy...  I own numerous types of technology at home,
>>> including a Windows computer with Jaws, a BrailleNote, (which I am using
>>> right now to right this post), a Victor Reader Stream, and the new Ipad
>>> Air, which I got last Christmas.
>>> By the way,   I hope you all enjoyed reading my introduction, and am
>>> excited to be part of this list.
>>> I hope discussing on this list will be fun and interesting.
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Sami.
>>>
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