Refugee lives
I am 25 years old and come from Colombia. Before I came to Germany, I travelled a lot. At the age of 11 I moved to Italy with my mother and then, at 17, to Spain, to my father in Barcelona. I wanted to start training as a kindergarten teacher there. Continue reading “My life in Cologne”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, Colombia, asylum, Germany, a million stories
I came to Germany from Iraq in 2012 – today I am 20 years old. I am currently doing an internship in health care at the German Youth Migration Service (JID). I work there as a guide but also as a translator and I can get a vocational diploma. Continue reading “Only now am I able to understand what homesickness means”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugee, asylum, Iraq, Germany, a million stories
My name is Pascal, I’m from Guinea, Africa. I learned a profession, automotive engineering, I can repair cars. I had a problem with my family because my mother was Catholic and my father is Muslim. My mother died, I lived with my father and my father had two other wives after her. Continue reading “Chased by my father”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Guinea, Germany, a million stories
My name is Mahmoud. I was born in the village Dumbili. It’s 90 kilometers from Aleppo. There are many trees, especially olive trees. There’s a big mountain. It was difficult for us because we didn’t have any olive trees. I have eight siblings. I have worked as a painter for 15 years or more. Continue reading “I can’t find an apartment.”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Syria, Germany, a million stories
My name is Mirim. I come from Syria, from Aleppo. I was born in Afrin. I was in Afrin until I was 14, then I got engaged. He was my cousin. We were engaged for a year and a half. Continue reading “I haven’t seen anything yet”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Syria, Germany, a million stories
My name is x. I am 35, got married at the age of 17 and have five children. My eldest son is 18. I come from Iraq, from Zaho, near Dohuk. I wish the war would end. Continue reading “Our feet were damaged”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Iraq, Germany, a million stories
My name is -. I’m from Dohuk, a Kurdish city in Iraq. I’m 33 years old. Dohuk is very beautiful. Three religious orientations live together: Christians, Muslims and Jesides. Continue reading “I was a policeman”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Iraq, Germany, a million stories
I would like to do an apprenticeship in Germany. In Iraq I was a teacher for children aged 5 to 12 years. I am a teacher of Kurdish and geography. Continue reading “I would like to do an apprenticeship”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Iraq, Germany, a million stories
I would like to begin my story from the day my relationship with my fiancée in Syria ended. I can’t tell where I’m going to end up yet. A person can never know where he is tomorrow. What happened is another world. You may want to go home, but the next moment you find yourself in another country without anyone. Continue reading “People can never know where they are tomorrow”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Syria, Germany, a million stories
I was alone in Bahrain. All this way, I was alone. During the first two months in Germany, I was alone. After Bahrain withdrew my visa, I went to Turkey for five days. From there I went on a boat to Greece. The driver of the boat was drunk, so he even threw up. We slept on the boat, but there were no safety vests. It was also difficult in Greece. We had no water. Continue reading “The guardian angel”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Syria, Germany, a million stories