My Nonprofit Reviews

I enjoy serving as a driver, taking immigrants to the airport mainly. Having that larger amount of time gives me an opportunity to talk in depth with them and their plans. I’ve made personal connections with a few. That’s what keeps me coming back to the Welcome Center. As a driver I get to give them their final “push” and goodbye, dropping them off at a TSA checkpoint at Seatac Airport. They are so grateful for AIDNW’s help. It is nice to know that I’m giving them one of their first few positive and personal impressions of Americans, contrary to what they’ve probably experienced in the Border Control, ICE and judicial systems. We’ve been able to joke on the way to the airport. Tension can get released. Yesterday a Mexican man whom I was taking to the airport responded to me after I said something about his airplane trip being the last hurdle till he could start his new life be with his family. He responded saying he already was in his new life and from then on everything was looking up. I like that AIDNW allowed him to feel that way.