Two days ago I started writing on Steemit and I cannot stop. Today I want to give you a little insight into my life and my personal background. I am 24 years old and live in Hamburg, Germany.
Raised but not born here
I remember I was a little child when life changed all of a sudden. My family had to leave the country because of war and persecution. We managed to flee from Afghanistan and left all we had behind us. With nothing but ourselves we made our way through to Germany. The journey was long and dangerous and few of the people who tried to go with us did not make it.
So, here we are in Germany with nothing but our lives we saved. We were lucky and got an asylum to stay. My mother, dad and I had a single room we used to share together. But it did not matter because we were lucky about every little help we received. I remember the time as if it were yesterday. Being in a new county. A new world. I did not understand the language and this made my life hard. When school started I had some serious struggle with understanding basic conversations. Until middle school my German grammar and spelling was really bad. The teacher recommended me to a special needs school. This made it hard to make friends at school and I was a social outcast.
But guess what? I did not gave up. My parents did not gave up
My father worked hard to collect some money. He spent it all for my educations. I had speech correction lessons, received tutoring and tried to stay with Germans as much as I can. With the time I improved. I learned the language bit by bit and soon I was able to talk fluently. Here I was, suddenly I went to high school!
I became part of the society and was accepted. Today, around 19 years later, I go to university and already finished my first bachelor of science. In my free time I try to work and earn money to support my family.
Why I tell you this story?
We live in politically charged times. Many bad things are happening all around the world and it becomes worse. The discussion about refugees is a controversial topic right now in Germany. They are accused for almost everything.
But what exactly is a refugee? Someone who leaves his country? Someone who escapes war? Border are set by humans. But not we did create the world. The world belongs to us all. What we really need the most in these times is unity and peace. Though I do not have much to give I work in a voluntary capacity with refugees and try to give them a better start in their new life than I had.
Therefore dear Steemians, it is our duty to work together for a better world. To me Steemit is a way to reach many different people from all around the world and exchange opinions. Besides that it gives me some financial support which I use to help my family and people in need.
We are able to change things.
We are all the same.
We are human.
Thank you for your precious time and here a picture of myself :)
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- One step closer to my new camera gear
- Day 2 on Steemit. My impressions and why I am overwhelmed!
- Hello Steemit community! This is my very first blog post and I am already excited