Hi listeners, I hope you are all really well.
Sorry that I took a while to record the next episode.
Today I'll be speaking again with my friend Adam (also known as Ahmed) from Gaza about the reasons behind him choosing to study international social work.
Very important to this conversation is the fact that Adam is blind and, as a result, has had to face a lot of significant challenges.
However, he is using his lived experience as a disabled man to help others; through studying international social work.
If you want to know more about his story you can check out his GoFundMe page linked at the bottom. Adam is raising money to pay his tuition fees and living expenses as he completes his studies in the Netherlands. The world needs more dedicated and compassionate social workers like Adam so if you are interested please check out his fundraiser.
I suppose it's also important to say that in this episode there is a lot we don't discuss, including details of what Adam's family in Gaza are facing right now. We weren't consciously avoiding the topic, more that there sometimes aren't sufficient words to describe something.
Big thank you to Adam for making the time to speak to me even in these terrible moments and still finding ways to laugh in spite of it all.
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Here is the vocabulary:
ماشي الحال - It is so so
لقب - Nickname
بالتحديد - Specifically
كفيف - Blind
لاللي ما بيعرفوا - For those who do not know
فقدت بصري - I lost my sight
زي ما انتِ شايفة - As you can see
دمار - Destruction
ذوي احتياجات خاصة - People with special needs
اتصاوبوا - They got injured
عناصر منتجة في المجتمع
Productive members of society
تأهيل- Rehabilitation
أسأل مجرب ولا تسأل طبيب
Ask someone who has firsthand experience with a disease rather than a doctor.
تخمين - Guessing
سؤال عشوائي - Random question
برج العقرب - Scorpio (Zodiac sign)
شو بعرفك! - You never know!
عقبات - Obstacles
التنهد - A sigh
امكانية الوصول - Accessibility
مش أحسن شي من ناحية
It's not the best (usually when you are talking about something which is no better than the bare minimum)
القوة العضلية - Physical strength
رسوم الدراسة - Tuition fees
مصاريف - Expenses
أصرف على نفسي - To spend on myself
يساريين - Leftists
مهاجرين - Immigrants
ودودين - Friendly
البنية التحتية - Infrastructure
صدمة ثقافية - Culture shock
حرفيا - Literally
على أرض الواقع - In reality
حضنتها - I embraced her
مزدحم - Crowded
مقارنة ب - In comparison with
مع احترامي الشديد - With all due respect
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ahmed-studeren-en-zijn-droom-waar-te-maken?utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=chat&utm_source=whatsapp&utm_term=undefined