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| My name is Ahmad, I am 23 years old. |
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| I was born in the city of Aleppo, Syria. |
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| I graduated from the University of Aleppo in Telecommunications from the Faculty of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2016. |
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| I worked in a small organization in Aleppo that provided people with food and clothing. |
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| Before graduating, I was a teacher and also an intern in a telecommunication company, Syrialtel. |
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| In the first events of the war in Aleppo in 2012, I left to Al-Bab, a city outside Aleppo where my grandparents lived. |
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| After a couple of months, I went back to Aleppo because I wanted to finish my studies, as in 2012 I was in my first year of College. |
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| I graduated four years later and had to decide whether to go or stay and wait for an unwanted destiny since I didn't have a job and I wanted to continue my studies. |
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| I decided to leave Syria - it was necessary due to the war. |
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| I am very happy because I am part of the Habesha project*; this change is like a miracle after very difficult years in Syria. |
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| To be honest, I didn't know anything about Mexico, but once the Habesha project helped me, I started researching a little of Mexican history, culture, ecosystems and food. |
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| When I arrived at the airport in Mexico, I saw many very friendly and amazing people. |
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| The language is a little complicated since I had never had to use the Spanish in my life, but I am taking a Spanish course at the UVM College as a part of the Habesha projects partnerships. |
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| I'll get a good level to study a masters degree. |
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| Finally, I want to thank the Habesha project for giving me the opportunity to finish my studies in such a beautiful country as Mexico and for making it possible for me to learn the language and to live just like any other citizen. |
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| * The Habesha Project is a neutral, not-for-profit, non-political, and non-faith based international Mexican and Costa Rican-led humanitarian initiative aimed at making it possible for Syrian students who have fled the conflict to travel to Mexico to pursue higher education. |
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| The Habesha Project: http://www.proyectohabesha.org/english/. |
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| Habesha Project Costa Rica: https://www.facebook.com/HabeshaCR/ Habesha Project Mexico: https://www.facebook.com/proyectohabesha/ |