Warifa Sobh, Dearborn, Michigan, USA

I am a passionate educator, a working mother and an imperfect lifelong learner, trying her best every single day.
I wonder, constantly, what my students experience outside of school walls:
Are they cared for in the best way possible?
I hear their future calling out to them, one by one: “THE SKY IS THE LIMIT!”
I see hope, light and beauty in mundane, everyday items and occurrences
I want everyone to be as hopeful as I am, for what is life without HOPE?
I am a passionate educator, a working mother and an imperfect lifelong learner, trying her best every single day.

I fight so that evil ceases to exist in the world
I feel most alive when I am working with young minds, preparing them for an unpredictable future
I touch the hearts of many, daily, and intermittently ponder: How lucky am I to have such a privilege?
I worry when I think about my loved ones or hear loud sirens passing by
I cry when I see refugees escaping their war-torn countries, only to be treated even worse elsewhere. Aren’t we all refugees in a way, fighting to survive in search of a better life?
I am a passionate educator, a working mother and an imperfect lifelong learner, trying her best every single day.

I understand that life is not always fair for everyone, but adversity will take turns visiting us
I say we are all connected through our shared humanity, so explain to me please: How is it that one person can live in starvation, poverty and even danger while others obliviously go unmoved?
I dream of a peaceful, nonjudgmental and equal world: war, pollution and disease free
I try to make everyone around me laugh, for life is so fragile and brief. We need to enjoy it more!
I hope to live a life of purpose and make a difference in the world, before it is time for my sun to set
I am a passionate educator, a working mother and an imperfect lifelong learner, trying her best every single day.

Warifa Sobh is a middle- and high-school English and English-language teacher. Previously, she had taught internationally for eight years, teaching English in American and international baccalaureate (IB) schools. She holds a Masters in TESOL from Eastern Michigan University and is deeply interested in researching and studying about refugees and language acquisition.