7 minutes agoFormer Kosovo refugee, success story in America
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)While 2018 marks the 10th anniversary of Kosovo's independence, thousands of refugees who were forced to leave the war and settle in different parts of the world come in. Among them was Vesha Vunqi, who now lives in the United States and has become part of American society contributing [...]
While 2018 marks the 10th anniversary of Kosovo's independence, thousands of refugees who were forced to leave the war and settle in different parts of the world come in. Among them was Vesha Wunqi, who now lives in the United States and has become part of American society by contributing, among other things, to sports.
Vesha Vunqi got into karate sports from an early age. She started training in Kosovo when she was only nine years old, while she participated with the Kosovo team at the age of 11 in a karate championship in Hungary.
Like many other Albanians, the war in Kosovo would force its family on the refugee path.
As she looks through the memory album from her sports career, Vesa also remembers the difficulty of adapting to America after the trauma caused by the war in Kosovo, as well as the first sporting successes, the American dream.
Everything was different here in America, starting with language and traditions. We had no acquaintances, but karate was what I knew. Karate helped me adjust to America. ”
As he was helped to adjust to his new life, Vesha scored good results at school by graduating for Bio-Kim at the University of Michigan and further specialising (Mister) for the Bio-Medical Engineering Branch.
“I work for the American Agency for Medicines and Food (FDA). I run the orthopedic group for medical equipment. We evaluate and test new medical equipment if they meet the conditions for use and market access. ”
Vesha has been living in Washington for several years, while not sharing her passion for karate. A year ago Vesha would have managed to select one of the three female representatives of the region, known as the East Coast of America, for the national karate competitions held in California, where he would also win two gold medals in the “Kata” and “Quitive” disciplines. And a few months ago, Vesha was going to grab more gold medals. Her coach, David Ernst, speaks passionately of Vesha.
“Vessa participated in California karate competitions as well as Philadelphia in national competitions. She has won several medals, including first place in Kumite in the eastern American region, as well as other medals in the western part of America in national competitions. ”
I won three gold medals... In discipline “Kata” on team and individual discipline “Kumite” where I even won first place”, Vesa says.
In addition to scientific dedication to daily work, Vesa performed the function of karate instructor for younger ages at a karate club in the American capital. Currently, Vesha is on the move to participate in the November national contests held in South Dakota. / VoA
