1st Apr

Today’s Plan… Interview a girl

12:00@ Mrs. Ha’s house

Mrs. Nimura introduced a blind woman to me today. She has an experience living in Japan and now runs a massage center in Hanoi. This morning I went to her house and had lunch. She got married this year and got a baby in her belly. I’ve heard that blind women have difficulty in getting married compared to blind men because in Vietnam, housekeeping and child-raising are considered women’s work but it’s difficult to do if they are blind. I’m glad that her husband is really nice and they look very happy.

15:00@ Interview a girl

After leaving her house, I headed to the home of the interviewee by bus. Because her house is in south of city which is unfamiliar area for me, I had some difficulty with finding her place. I got there a little behind schedule, but she welcomed my visit.

The entrance of her massage center

She opened a small massage center six month ago. But there was no customer when I was there. We were keeping talking almost one hour. She said ‘I have done everything by myself, I’m not afraid to face difficulty’. Her words left strong impression on me.

She said that even her parents were opposed to sending her to the school. I think her parents were worried about her and wanted her to keep inside the house. I felt many people think the people with disabilities as the target for the care and their abilities for studying and working are tend to be neglected. We have to change the consciousness for the people with disabilities.