[Travelandtourism] New member saying hi

Sun Oct 13 01:32:24 UTC 2013

I studied at the international program of the Overbrook school for the
blind, that is where I learned.

On 10/13/13, Vejas <alpineimagination at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I read the article and liked it very much.
> How did you learn OANDM if they didn't teach it to you in
> Macedonia? Do they use canes?
> Vejas
>
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: adrijana prokopenko <adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com
> To: NFB Travel and Tourism Division List
> <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 07:07:57 +0200
> Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] New member saying hi
>
> You could also read an article I have written a couple of years
> back.
> If you go to the NFB site and seatype "Growing up in Macedonia"
> into
> the search box, you could easily find it.
>
> On 10/12/13, adrijana prokopenko <adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>  That is really nice! You should be proud of having such a dad! I
> enjoy
>  reading his articles very much!
>
>  On 10/12/13, Vejas <alpineimagination at gmail.com> wrote:
>  Yes, I am his son.
>  Vejas
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>  From: adrijana prokopenko <adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com
>  To: NFB Travel and Tourism Division List
>  <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org
>  Date sent: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 03:30:55 +0200
>  Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] New member saying hi
>
>  Hi Vegas,
>
>   Nic to hear from you.  Are you maybe the son of Eric, the
> doctor
>  from
>  California who wrote articles for the "Braille monitor"?
>
>   Glad you also like to travel.  I have also been to Bulgaria,
>  Romania,
>  Turkey and Albania for conferences, have spent a year in the US
>  and
>  four years in North Cyprus studying and I hope I would travel
>  more in
>  the future.
>
>   Here we got no Macedonian braille, it is the same in English,
>  except
>  for the few letters that they don't have there.  So unfortunate
>  that
>  materials in braille in Macedonian are too rare.
>
>   Feel free to write again if you like.
>
>  Adrijana
>
>  On 10/12/13, Vejas <alpineimagination at gmail.com> wrote:
>   Hi Adrijana,
>   My name is Vejas.  I love to travel.  I'm Lithuanian, so when I
>   saw the j in your name I knew you were from a European country.
>   I really like to travel.  I have traveled to many states and
>  also
>   to Costa Rica.
>   I'm very interested in learning about cultures and customs in
>   other countries.
>   Are you from Skopje, the capital? Also, is there a Macedonian
>   Braille? I know Lithuanian Braille and it has many of the same
>   letters as in English, with a few added.
>   Vejas
>
>    ----- Original Message -----
>   From: adrijana prokopenko <adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com
>   To: travelandtourism at nfbnet.org
>   Date sent: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 17:32:03 +0200
>   Subject: [Travelandtourism] New member saying hi
>
>    Hello,
>
>    I just saw this list on the NFB site and thought it would be
> an
>   interesting place to join.  My name is Adrijana and I am a
> blind
>   lady
>   of 34 from Macedonia.  I work as an English teacher in a school
>   for
>   blind children and enjoy my job very much.  I also do my best
> to
>   travel
>   whenever possible, so thought this list could help me better
>   learn
>   more from others and share information.  I would also welcome
>  new
>   friends and if you feel like writing to me or know someone who
>   may,
>   you can email me at:
>   adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com
>
>   Adrijana
>
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