My experiences there truly defined who I am to this day as far as my humanitarian work because I was a refugee in Albania.
Masiela LushaEnglish was my fourth language. I arrived, I enrolled in public school, as a child, I believe I was about six years old when we finally landed in Michigan. And I was initially put in special education because I couldn't quite wrap my mind around the English language because I was listening to Hungarian and Albanian and German. My mind broke down like I couldn't quite wrap my mind around the fourth language.
Masiela LushaI'm an actress, primarily. I love to write poetry. I've been writing poetry since I was 12 years old.
Masiela LushaThat's the best part about being an actor though. One of the rewarding aspects of it is you're actually traveling in parts of the world that one wouldn't necessarily go to just because it's so far removed, but also like even beyond the metropolitan areas. You're in the woods.
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