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NameDeng
Gendermale
Country of OriginSouth Sudan
Destination CountryItaly

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s-1 I have been living in Italy for 25 years now and perfectly remember the first day I landed in Rome.
s-2 At that time, my country was in the midst of war and South Sudan was yet to be declared an independent state.
s-3 Living as a refugee in Italy was easier back in the 90s than it is today.
s-4 Things were extremely different.
s-5 There were just a few refugees and Italians were very welcoming, especially towards migrants like me, who were eager to start working in their host country.
s-6 I started out picking tomatoes and, then, as I am fluent in Arabic, I became an interpreter and worked for many international organizations that provided assistance to migrants.
s-7 Being a refugee in Italy can be very challenging.
s-8 I was going to small towns and villages where refugees were very isolated.
s-9 Some of them would refuse to go to the hospital even if they were extremely sick and in bad shape because they were afraid of the possible legal consequences.
s-10 I consider myself lucky.
s-11 I have a job, I speak Italian, and my life is in Italy.
s-12 But of course, I also faced a few funny situations: I was in line at the main police station in Rome for the renewal of my residence permit.
s-13 One policeman called my name out loud: Deng!
s-14 So I stood up and approached him, he looked at me with a puzzled expression.
s-15 Are you Deng?
s-16 I nodded, and he checked my documents anyway to verify I was telling the truth.
s-17 Then he said I expected you to be Chinese!
s-18 And yet, my name is a typical tribal South Sudanese name!
s-19 Whenever I think about it I cant help but chuckle.

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