This memoir is a collection of stories from Haben Girma's life so far, touching on her heritage, her education, and her adapted ways of living with her disabilities. She is an engaging writer, and I enjoyed following her from California to Erirtrea to Mali to Oregon to Alaska to Massachusetts to Ethiopia to DC. However, the book lacked a certain cohesiveness, especially at the beginning. The end came together well - Haben's journey from Harvard to DC, from lawsuits to public speaking, was much clearer than the establishing shots of her youth.

I feel like I learned a lot about the deafblind experience from this book, though, and about accessibility in general, especially accessible technology.