Absent-mindedly spinning the globe light in Lena’s office, I stare at the continents that pass quickly before my eyes. So similar and so different! I put my pointer to stop the orbit and I look to see the place I got. My finger stands on Libya. I look closer and find myself on Tripoli. Closer… and I am in some unknown neighborhood. I see trees […]
I open the teleconference and her face fills the screen: young, calm and agile. Her name is Rosa. I do not tell her how beautiful her name is, this is what everyone tells her, no doubt, and I don’t want to sound banal. When she was a little kid she dreamed of becoming a lawyer to defend those who could not defend themselves, but when […]
You live your whole life in a country and you request to be recognized as a citizen: – You ask too much! As you start the complex and fluid process of citizenship: – We all have bureaucracy problems, yet you are the only one complaining about it! As soon as you get your papers and have the rights of a Greek citizen: – You are […]
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