We were afraid of falling into the water

I have had a lot of problems with my family. My family has a lot of children. Girls in my family have to get married at 14. I did not agree to this. I was 19 when I wanted to get away from home because of this subject. That is why I was hated at home. I studied. I left my family when I was 27 years old. After my parents separated, everything got torn apart.
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”You start to love the country when you learn the language”

My name is Ahmad, I’m 18 years old and I’m from Syria. I have lived two years in Sweden. In Syria I lived with my family and I went out with my friends. We had a good life. I went to school to play and not study. We lived for the day and did not think about the future.

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Dublin Core: Language: swe Subject: asylum, refugees, Sweden, A Million Stories