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NameSofia
Genderfemale
Country of OriginGeorgia
Destination CountryGreece

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s-1 My name is Sofia.
s-2 I came to Greece in 2007, just to see it and eventually I stayed.
s-3 I married a compatriot and we had children.
s-4 I fell in love with the country.
s-5 When I found out about the school bus escorts vacancy for the refugee children education programme, I immediately applied because it entailed working with children.
s-6 I was not discouraged by the fact that it would be difficult to communicate with the children – since we dont speak the same language – as I believe that love is a universal language.
s-7 Of course there were some difficulties at first, the children didnt speak Greek, I was trying to understand them and they were trying to understand me, we used signs and gestures.
s-8 However, slowly, they learned, and I also learned a few words in their language.
s-9 Gradually, it got easier.
s-10 There were no real difficulties, I reckon.
s-11 It is a job that you do only if you really want to and only if you love children.
s-12 Its not important where the children come from.
s-13 The fact that Im a migrant played a part in the way I bonded with the children however, the most important thing is that its been several years since my own children last lived with me, they are in Georgia.
s-14 The primary school pupils are the same age as my daughters.
s-15 I have two little girls.
s-16 So, the presence of these children helped me a lot.
s-17 I also got a lot of love from the parents.
s-18 In the accommodation centre of Eleonas, where I started, I had 15 and 16 year-olds.
s-19 Every day, I passed by each little house to pick them up for school and the parents always invited me in for a tea or a cup of coffee.
s-20 Theyd often invite me to have dinner with them.
s-21 I never had the chance to go but their invitations were such a nice gestures.
s-22 It was hard when I left Eleonas to go to the accommodation centre of Schisto.
s-23 It was a difficult transition for me and for the children alike.
s-24 Id bump into them in the street or I visited them at Eleonas and they were so happy.
s-25 Mama Sofia is what they called me.
s-26 Imagine, a 15 year old tall boy calling you mama.
s-27 In Eleonas, I had 18 children calling me mama.
s-28 This was a sign of their trust.
s-29 When talking with my daughters on Skype, I often showed them the students, and the children asked me about my daughters.
s-30 They have learnt each other's names and were sending their love.
s-31 On the last day of school, at Schisto, 5 or 6 girls cuddled around me and they were sobbing, while a little boy was waiting his turn to hug me.
s-32 I tried to hold back my tears.
s-33 They were running away and then running back towards me, it was a very emotional moment.
s-34 You should have seen how they pulled and dragged me.
s-35 They event wanted to give me the sandwich they were having.
s-36 They begged me to stay at Schisto, they even found a place for me to stay!
s-37 They said we will miss you, please come to visit us.
s-38 I will never forget this little girl who never let me get close to her or kiss her.
s-39 Cautiously, she started approaching me on her own and taking me by the hand.
s-40 On the last day of school, she gave me so many kisses.
s-41 I would like to say a big thank you to my colleagues.
s-42 I made many new and very good friends.
s-43 I have gained experience, Ive learnt so many things.
s-44 Ive learnt that if you want to achieve something, with a little bit of hard work, you can do it.
s-45 And we did it.

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