Before leaving to visit my family in Liberia this summer, my friend, Raed, and I were remarking upon some of the traditions we shared. At the time, Raed and I were planning to host a gathering for our mutual friends where we would grill and provide a meal one Saturday evening. In planning for the…
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To help my country in the future
Imagine leaving all your life behind you, your home, your friends and your college. Imagine leaving all the plans that you had for the future since you were six years old. I know it looks like a nightmare, but this was exactly what happened to me around seven months ago in Damascus after I had…
Syria… The country that will never die
Ten months ago, I had to leave my country Syria and come to the US to complete my studies. If it wasn’t for the situation there, I think it wouldn’t have been that hard but the feeling that I don’t know when I will be able to go back made everything harder and harder. Too…
Twenty-Six lives
Couple weeks ago I finished my first semester studying in the United States after transferring from my home country Syria. Coming to Chicago to study architecture at Illinois Institute of technology was a life changing experience for me, an experience that I have never thought I would have. This opportunity, that was given to me…
Syrian Students for a better future 