What was the secret sauce behind my visit to the USA? - Part I
In early fall, I got a call from a stranger asking if it was "Ozodbek." I said "Yes," not recognizing his identity and purpose. He briefly told me about himself by referencing the state org I volunteered at earlier this year. He was an individual with disabilities and worked at a disability NGO in the capital. He was searching for a seasoned translator to help with English-Uzbek interpretation and vice-versa in the USA. I felt outright shock upon receiving this offer right after my ielts exam since I was already inundated by thoughts of my awful exam performance at the very moment. I still took a long breath, letting all anger and stress fade away. And I just carried on the chat - but after a while, I presumed that it would be just another casual convo that would go nowhere beyond "We will call you later." Yet, in the end, he offered an onsite talk to cover anything at play. Once we met up sooner, I found out that this year's program theme was disability empowerment. He was already in the Uzbekistan delegation in the IVLP program with disability rights activists, film producers, social media influencers, and sign-language interpreters - to whom I'll devote an entire chapter in my impending writings. I eventually dared not to say "No" [who actually would?] After our talks, I later got emails from the staff of the US Embassy in Uzbekistan and proceeded with follow-ups.
@ozodiiy
In early fall, I got a call from a stranger asking if it was "Ozodbek." I said "Yes," not recognizing his identity and purpose. He briefly told me about himself by referencing the state org I volunteered at earlier this year. He was an individual with disabilities and worked at a disability NGO in the capital. He was searching for a seasoned translator to help with English-Uzbek interpretation and vice-versa in the USA. I felt outright shock upon receiving this offer right after my ielts exam since I was already inundated by thoughts of my awful exam performance at the very moment. I still took a long breath, letting all anger and stress fade away. And I just carried on the chat - but after a while, I presumed that it would be just another casual convo that would go nowhere beyond "We will call you later." Yet, in the end, he offered an onsite talk to cover anything at play. Once we met up sooner, I found out that this year's program theme was disability empowerment. He was already in the Uzbekistan delegation in the IVLP program with disability rights activists, film producers, social media influencers, and sign-language interpreters - to whom I'll devote an entire chapter in my impending writings. I eventually dared not to say "No" [who actually would?] After our talks, I later got emails from the staff of the US Embassy in Uzbekistan and proceeded with follow-ups.
@ozodiiy