Season Two, Episode Four: Talking to Adam about disability, being blind and studying international social work.
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. You can follow my account on insta for updates @learnlevantinewithlivi 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