My Four-Day Adventure
In 2012 when I entered my immigration committee, there were seven women and one interpreter. They asked me to which country I would like to go. I told them I do not know, and that I had never traveled besides Jordan, I would love if you choose for me. The woman who was sitting to […]
Austin and Accessibility
The transportation system in Austin, Texas is not working as well as it could for blind and visually impaired Austinites. According to a survey done by the National Federation of the Blind in 2016, in Texas there are more than 657,300 blind and visually impaired (BVI) individuals age 16 and older. Even though there is […]
Qusay Profiled: Toward a Brighter Future
By Jessica Brown Qusay Hussein arrived at John F. Kennedy airport in New York City six years ago with no idea how to get where he was going. He had come a long way from his home in the remote desert city of Hatra, Iraq. He was traveling alone with a badge pinned to his […]
The University of Texas Department of Psychology Newsletter, Spring 2019
By Tamara Kowalski Originally published in the University of Texas Department of Psychology Newsletter, Spring 2019 UT Psychology undergraduate Qusay Hussein has been traveling far and wide to share his story of survival with the world and to inspire others. He has traveled to Romania, Iraq, Germany, and across the southern US and DC, giving […]
A Letter of Appreciation from UT Nursing Student Kaelyn Lane
Hi, Qusay! I am a student in the nursing program at UT and just had the pleasure of hearing you speak to our class. The question you asked about why each of us chose to pursue nursing as a career really got me thinking. For as long as I can remember I have wanted to […]
A Letter to My Mother
Letter to my mother, August 26, 2018Today when I heard about you I did not know what to doI felt the entire world stop around me.I don’t know what to say to youNo matter how much I could ever thank you, it would seem insignificant compared to everything you gave meMom, you taught me how […]
Qusay Profiled by Rachel Nussbaum
By Rachel Nussbaum Qusay wears dark glasses and carries a white walking stick. He’s the sort of person who wins you over almost immediately. He speaks openly, and from the heart. He gets animated when it comes to the topic of helping others, as if he might jump out of his seat and go solve […]