I am here with my mother but I have no brothers and sisters. I am only 5 years old, so I never went to school. But I can ride the bicycle and I like to eat sweets. I already have made four friends here in the camp.
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My parents were killed in the war in Afghanistan and I have no brothers and sisters, so I fled alone. Herat, my hometown, is a beautiful city with a nice park and the famous Minars. But now there are Taliban everywhere. War, war, war … When Afghanistan is safe, I hope I can go back again.
In Afghanistan I worked at the American Academy. I hope I can get some education here and work as construction worker.
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Before the war it was beautiful in Syria, very beautiful! We had everything, could play and learn. But now kids can not go to school, all the bombs! It is very dangerous I want to start all over here!
Most of my friends are still in Syria, but a few also fled. I am glad I can send emails to them so they know I am here and safe.
I am so sorry to hear that there is no food, sometimes not even water in Syria. And everything is very expensive now!
Fleeing from Syria was very dangerous and difficult to do. I’m here with my family. I have three sisters and one brother. We’re here since one and a half month.
I couldn’t see many other places, so I could only make friends here. My parents tried to find a school for me here, but couldn’t find a place yet. In Syria I went to 6th grade. My favourite subject in school was mathematics and Arabic language
Later I want to become a doctor. Most kids in Syria want to become a doctor!
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Life in Afghanistan is very hard right now because of the Taliban killing so many people. There is no safety at all. There is war since 14 years and I almost don’t remember the time of peace.
I came to Germany with my wife and my mother by train, bus and boat. We walked from Iran to Turkey. From there a boat took us to Greece. It took us 4 months to come here. We couldn’t take anything with us.
Life in the camp is hard because it is very noisy with so many people living here with almost no privacy. Life here is very different to my home country Afghanistan, but me an my family still like Germany very much.
Just like all men here I can not work yet but I learn German so I hope I can become a mechanic here.
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My parents fled from Afghanistan to Iran before I was born. I don’t have any brothers or sisters but I have many friends here in the camp. Only girls! Because it is so cold outside we can not always play outside. But I like to ride with the bicycle.
I am here in Germany since 5 months with my family. Like most other refugees we took the route from Iran to Turkey, by boat to Greece and then the bus took us to Germany.
I never went to school because they allow no Afghani kids in school. I really want to go to school here to become a doctor afterwards.
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We fled from Afghanistan to Iran with my parents and my sister. In Iran I could not go to school, because they did not allow Afghani refugees to go to school there. Instead my father taught me at home during our two years in Iran. We are here since five months already. My dream is to go to school and become a doctor after school.
I spent a long time in Bandar Abbas in Iran. To learn more about this city, click on the marker in the map. This will transfer you to Google Maps where you find photos and information about the city.
Just like many other children here in the camp I would like to become a doctor when I'm grown up. So I hope you need many doctors here in Germany! I went to second grade in school. My favorite subject was my native language. I have two brothers - they are also here with my mum and dad.
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We were fleeing by boat from Turkey to Greece with my entire family. I have one brother and one sister. In Afghanistan I could only attend school for two years. It is not easy to find friends here. I like to play with girls more than with boys (laughing). In my free time I play football with the boys and dream of getting a bicycle soon. I really like it here in Germany!
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I don't remember much of Afghanistan. There was so much war. I forgot. I fled with my brother and sister to Germany. We came here three months ago.
My family doesn't have the necessary papers yet - so I'm staying here all day. My favorite subjects in school were maths and Fārsī, our native language. My big dream is to become an airplane pilot, but I never flew in an aircraft until now. I hope I get a chance to fly in an airplane here in Germany.
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In Afghanistan I was in school for six years already. Therefore I really want to continue here to become a doctor when I am grown up. My favorite subjects where physics and language. But I had no chance to learn German yet - but I could pick up some phrases", "Ich heiße Ohmid", and "Guten Morgen", "Guten Abend", "Entschuldigung", "Ich liebe dich"! Here in Germany I can not go to school yet so I have enough time to read books and play with the children from the camp.
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I fled with my family from Afghanistan to Germany. I really hope my family can stay here. I could only go to School for one year. When school was finished, I played a lot with my friends. Here I can play with my older sister and other kids from the camp on a playground near by the camp. When my sister and I play together we never argue. I learned even a little German. What I learned is "I am acht years old."
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