Honestly, it would be helpful to have really motivating people. When I came I met a lot of volunteers who spoke the same language, Arabic, and it was really good to communicate with them and tell them what I needed and ask how I could translate that into English. It is really important to have a really supportive community and people who support you every day. Even though people will say nothing is impossible—I used to say it would be impossible for me to speak English or to get high grades or go to university or college—it is really important to have that motivation and the people who can motivate you every day and tell you even the simplest things and just tell you that you can do it and you can achieve whatever you want. It's also important to have financial support. The Boys and Girls Club gave me financial support and donated supplies to my family. It is a really great community helping me.
On May 19th, 2016. See this statement in context.