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NameAli
Gendermale
Country of OriginSyrian Arab Republic
Destination CountryGermany
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I was born in Libya to Palestinian parents who fled to Syria when I was young. I was a refugee there, and I am a refugee here, for the second time. I really hope this is the last time. I left Syria with the help of smugglers. It took me three days to go from Damascus to Turkey. Then from Turkey I boarded a boat at night with 50 other people. We reached Symi Island in Greece in the first attempt after two hours. We were really lucky. I spent two months in Thessaloniki because it was very hard to get into Macedonia. I tried three times, and the last time I was already in a small village near Serbia when the police got me and sent me back to Greece. Later, I tried to go back there and reached Serbia again. I was so afraid they would get my fingerprints that I hid for two weeks. Eventually I made it to Hungary, then Austria, and when I crossed the border into Germany, I was caught and they took my fingerprints. They let me go but told me I should go to a camp to apply for asylum. I was studying electronic engineering at the university in Tartus, Syria, but I could not finish my studies because of the war. I want to finish it here, but first I have to learn German. I like it here, its funny to see our differences. For instance, in Germany, people only ask How are you? and then they stop. But in Syria we say Hi, how are you? How is your family? How is your work? Where are you going?.,  we ask a lot of questions just to know if youre ok. I like everything here in Germany: the music, the parties, the law. And most importantly, people here know the difference between terrorists and refugees. Of course, I also liked everything in Syria before the war, but now everything has changed. When I ask my family and friends how things are going, they tell me that every day things are getting worse and worse. People here have to keep in mind that what happened in Paris happens in Syria. Every day.

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