Shatha Atiya
Shatha Atiya
cannot express words
I was so anxious. Words cannot even express it.
home
I am very anxious. I want to see him come home safe.
collapse discussion few gets hug sit
When he first gets off the plane, I'm going to hug him. Then I'm going to collapse for a few hours, and then we're going to sit down for a long discussion about the consequences.
access limit watch
We are going to watch his every move. We are going to take his passport. We're going to limit his access to money.
A lot of things he's used to, he's not going to have for a long time.
explain happy time
He's happy to be home. It's not the time to explain anything. The whole thing is very abnormal.
autonomy lose passport
He's going to lose his autonomy for a while, and his passport for sure.
pull
He has a lot of confidence, but I never thought he would be able to pull this together.
adventure democracy helping
He is very idealistic. He has many convictions. He is very pro-democracy, very compassionate, always helping out others, he's very driven. Those are more characteristics of Farris than adventurous. This is the first adventure he's been on.
hope realize
I just hope he'll realize what he put us through.
almost became dream minded motivated research
He's very idealistic, very politically minded and a very motivated kid. It started as a research idea, but it became almost a dream for him.
agony ambassador democracy thinks
He thinks he can be an ambassador for democracy around the world. It's admirable, but also agony for a parent.
girls loves require thinks
He thinks girls require too much time, and he has more important things to do. He loves history.
I'm exhausted. We're all exhausted. We want this to be over with.