She returned to Somalia where she had been born
By maximax8
@maximax8 (31042)
United Kingdom
May 2, 2012 12:45pm CST
A lady of 21 years old took part in television program to show her going back to Somalia where she was born in. Her mom was with her in a refugee camp and they came over to England when she was just 3 years old. She is one of five girls. Her dad lives in Ethiopia and he remarried in an attempt to get a son instead of a daughter. He now has three sons and wants two more. She met up with her dad in Ethiopia for one hour. Then she went to visit a modern day refugee camp and it was scary for her. It was dangerous in Somalia with loads of gun shots and nasty stories. She was kept safe by security staff. In England she works as a model. She realized she is lucky to be living in a safe place and feels sorry for the refugee camp people.
How do you imagine her mom made it over to England with five daughters when they came from a refugee camp?
What do think she feels about her dad and is life now?
What can be done to help refugees?
1 response
@WakeUpKitty (8691)
• Netherlands
2 May 12
To me it's still the question when you are a refugee and when not. I had one living in my house, he had a lot of extra's but there were also things that just did not fit. Seems I live in a country where people all over the world know about, no matter how small it is. They even ask if it's true you can get a house over here for free (probl. they can I can't).
People are different, some will appreciate their new life, others won't. We have plenty of those tv programs over here. Also about adopted kids/people. Seems that they always long back to their home/country no matter at what age they left.
Personally I think for most it it better to go back to their own country and help build it up. Since that is where they belong. I also think it would be better to make clear to them they have to work to get/gather something. Since working is not really in the nature of African people, neither is looking forward/making plans for the future. It's the same with my husband. He lives by the day (or should I say moment?), is not stupid but loves to close his eyes too for what is really going on. Also he loves (and so are most of the others I know) it the easy way, which is: not working, finding being a farmer or running a shop not good enough nor fighting for what is right or wrong or for what you really want.
