Currier Museum of Art

Hussein: So I was offered to register Qamar at the Currier Museum of Art for free as a gift. But I was confused and afraid because I didn’t speak English. We registered Qamar and we saw Cheryl, she was Qamar’s teacher. When we first went there she was very nice and sweet. Even if we had some anxiety because of the way she might treat us, it just went away.

And Qamar sat and Cheryl started to show her and teach her how to work. It was a nice strange day for me, it was a new thing, a new experience for me and Qamar. When I brought Qamar and I asked her, “what do you think?” her answer was, “when are we coming back?” The first benefit is her mental way of thinking. First we were newcomers to the United States. When she started making friends, her whole world was being changed.

Qamar: We have seven kids in there. So I like all of them as my friend. It makes me so happy. I love it. I like it.

Hussein: At the beginning when we first came it was very hard, it wasn’t easy. We didn’t know anybody. Qamar started school. Her mood was better, but still. After she started at the museum her personality changed and she became more social. Now with school and the art museum, a little bit at a time we’re starting to adapt. Now it’s a lot more different than when we first came.