10 Years of Holidays!
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Posted on: 09/05/07
10 Years of Holidays!
By: Paul, 4 September 2007Zambia
There have been tragedies for years and years in Sudan, my home country. I was born in a war zone and grew up there. I went to school when I was three years old and was then shifted to town as dad was working. Village teaching is different from the town's teaching, so I had to repeat some classes.
After two years, dad and the whole family shifted from the city Khartoum. Again, I had to repeat the same classes because city learning is more advanced compared to towns like the one I came from.
Because my dad was a member of the revolution, and under threat, we again decided to move back to the village. I then started my class in the village and became completely bright among others. Teachers joined the movement of SPLA so this is when my holidays began. I contemplated with thought of going to school and so joined my elder sister Amude Rubeke for a year.
Importantly the war began in that village. Some teachers joined the movement and the others left the country for fear of war. I went home for two more years of holidays and contemplating.
Our second sister Kiko was married. I had to follow her for the sake of school. I studied for nine months. The government had to bomb the school. I accidentally found myself home again, with hope of going to school one day.
Again, my elder sister shifted to where they thought it would be safer, and in fact, I found myself with her back to school. I learned for seven months. The school then had to be closed.
After three years, I thought of business in such a holiday. War broke and I fled to Congo DR. I continued with my holidays in Congo. Then, in Congo war broke and I crossed the borders and found myself in Lusaka, Zambia. I was accepted as a refugee in Meheba Refugee Settlement and completed my high school and got enrolled at Cavendish University.
Now, unfortunately, along with my countryman Kwase with whom I share room and go to the same university, we have received a letter of relocation back to Meheba, where I will go and continue my holidays.
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