ter the earthquake, TIME Magazine showed recovery efforts. Asfar was photographed. TIME Readers saw photographs of her and wanted to help. Shriners and TIME magazine readers gave Asfar and her father money so she could go to the United States for medical treatment. After several trips, Rebecca Lambert and Todd Bent offered to sponsor Asfar so she could go to school in the United States. Asfar said yes. She was spending a lot of time in the United States to get medical treatment. She said it just made sense. While in school in the United States, she learned about skiing and started skiing in races. In 2013, she participated in the Hartford Ski Spectacular. This was her first important ski race. She got a scholarship that allowed her to compete. She joined the ski team at her school, Berkshire School. She competed with them for three years. Starting in 2014, she was was coached by Erik Petersen. Her main events are the Slalom and Giant Slalom.