Handicapped People in America

       I cannot believe I have twisted and fractured my foot for the first time in my life in AMERICA! When everyone  was having fun, I spent most of my time figuring out how to use the wheelchair and the crutches.  It breaks my heart that I am not able to experience the MEPI Adventure and my first trip outside Yemen to the fullest. However, this disability drew my attention to how easy life could be for handicapped people in the USA.

I was running to my room in yesterday in the morning at the dormitory of Georgetown University to pick up an important phone call. I  was running so fast that i fractured my foot. Then my mentor David Hee Lee the founder of the NGOs called the Georgetown University medical care. Just as soon as David hang up the phone, they were around the corner. That was amazing. I mean in some other countries, people die waiting for an ambulance to come! They took good care of me and took me to the Georgetown hospital where they took x-ray for my foot. They treated me extra medical care of my foot. I loved the way they treated me.

As soon as we left the hospital (with the wheelchair and the free crutches), we found on every pavements slides for wheelchairs. Thus it was easy for me not hurt myself while being on the streets. To get to the cafeteria, we also found a way for handicapped people to get in and out of the place. Then after having lunch, it was time for our class. the class was on the second floor, and it was not hard for me to get there. There was also away for people with disabilities to reach the elevator without having to use any kind of stairs. It is amazing how all people here can have the same experience of easy life equally. Personally, I respect such places where everyone is engaged in the community regardless of any obstacles or impairments they have.

At the end, I would like to really thank David for being their when I needed him the most. I also thank all my MEPI friends who helped me pushing the wheelchair in this heated weather, and who are standing by my side. Thank you MEPI’s of Georgetown university and thank you Marie, Anwar, Marina, Taher, Randa, and Ammar for staying with me.