My Story: Bat
03/10/2022
Bat traveled by bus from Pakistan to Afghanistan in 1975, then to Tehran, later to Istanbul, and finally reached Spain. From there, he left for the Netherlands and eventually ended...
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My story: Anna
25/09/2022
Anna came to Athens in 1984 from Pangasinan, Philippines, at 25 years old. Her little dog, Rex, helped her get to meet her neighbors in Ilisia, and a medical error...
My story: Lauretta
22/09/2022
Lauretta came to Greece from Sierra Leone in 1982 with a return ticket and 500 dollars in her wallet. She has faced many difficulties with employers and sought out women’s...
My story: Helen
02/08/2022
Helen came to Greece from Ethiopia in 1979, at 20 years old. She would take the bus to get to know the city from end to end and will never...
My story: Maria
29/09/2016
Mary came to Greece from Batangas, Philippines, in 1987, at 27 years old. She would climb 105 steps to get home after a triple shift, she loves the Greek climate...
My story: Iosif
26/09/2016
Iosif came from Egypt to live in Athens in 1993 but had been coming to Greece for vacation since 1979. He wanted to learn Greek quickly so he could advocate...
My Story: Lina
26/09/2016
Lina came to Athens from Kongo in 1982, at 20 years old. She learned Greek through tv. Her favourite movie is “Η δε γυνή να φοβήται τον άνδρα”....
My story: Mansur
24/09/2022
Mansur traveled from Al-Fashir, Sudan, to Athens in 1969 to study dentistry when he was 20 years old. He chose Greece because of the movie “Alexis Zorbas”, which Paschalis screened...