Stories From Refugees Nonam

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0.43 - To reach the light, many butterflies have lost their lives.

This documentary is dedicated to the


pure souls of these butterflies.

1:35 - Sometimes we influence people, or vice versa.

1:37 - The reason I didn’t get married in Kurdistan was

1:42 - the girl I was in love with,

2:00 - In my teenage years, like everyone else I was working different jobs. (remove this full stop)
2:11 - until I left Kurdistan to come to Germany a few years ago.

2:22- whether one is complete without a homeland?

2:34 - unless there is a big reason.(add full stop)

2:40 - Leaving the homeland is really painful.

2:45 - A few years ago I left my home country to come to Europe.

2:50- There are some a number of reasons why I left my country, some of them personal also.

3:02 - The scars on my body are testament to these personal reasons. (add full stop)

3:20 - After spending some time in despair, I could not continue to live in Kurdistan.

3:36 - I went to Turkey and found a smuggler. (add full stop)

3:47 - The smuggler promised to take me to Europe for a fee. certain amount of money

4:00 - Late at one night the smuggler gathered all of us together to hit Europe

4:05 - we got into a van

4:11 - we were 25 to 30 people inside the a van which was designed for regularly takes only 15
people.

4:18 - We headed to Bulgaria and then to Central Europe.

4:32/33 - weird jump on one image (parent carrying child, with child looking at camera but I don’t
know if this can be changed, sorry I if I am too fussy!! )

4:41 - especially children, pregnant women, old and disabled people.

4:56 - At one some point there was someone who couldnot could not walk anymore

5:04 - He he rejected help and wanted to wait for death, a slow death.
5:17 - I experienced all the bad worst things imaginable. (add full stop)

5:20 - Hunger, thirst, and freezing cold at night, (add comma)

5:27 - crossing borders and abuse from insults by borderguards.

5:37 - The road we took was better than coming via through the sea way.

5:43 - Those who took the sea way travelled over the sea suffered much more compared to us.

6:00 - How tragic can it be to hold the dead body of a dead child?

6:10 - This child, this butterfly, lost his life like many other butterflies in the sea. (add full stop)

6:22 - Will the children who took this long way journey to Europe ever forget what happened to
them?

6:32 - It is unforgettable. (fullstop)

6:52 - then to Serbia. We crossed from Hungary to Austria.

7:03 - So this was a our journey until we reached Germany.

7:10 - After we arrived in Germany, we got settled in a temporary refugee camp.

7:34 - None of us had experienced living in such a refugee camp.

8:18 - Also, we had macaroni almost everyday. (I reworded this sentence a bit)

8:30 - It was sometimes in volleyball stadiums.

8:40 - A lot of refugees were housed in each of these stadiums.

8:46 - There weren’t even enough sockets to charge our phones.

8:52 - There were not enough bathrooms eitheras well.

8:57 - The time we spent in these volleyball pitches was the most difficult time for us.

9:17 - We had to wait day and night in the freezing cold

9:40 - There was always a very big crowd crowed in the front of the building,

9:50 - Myself I often waited waited often for more than four days in line.

10:07 - It was around that time, that I heard someone had died in the crowd. crowed

10:18 - If it was not for the police, they would have jumped and died.
10.22 - They had suffered too much, they were in a bad psychological spcycological condition.

10:44 - After surviving the long waiting lines, our papers were issued.

11:22 - So I spent fifteen days sleeping on the street in the freezing cold.

11:27 - Despite the huge big number of refugees coming to Europe, (comma)

11:33 - especially to Germany, (c0mma)

11:46 - We are very grateful to be here.

11:51 - From my part, I found the German people really nice.

12:13 - They help us integrate into the society.

12:17 - They teach us a lot things in terms of, for example, culture.

12:23 - We are now even used to eating carrot soup now!

14:03 - After dressing, I usually took the stairs to downstairs.

14:07 - And I had to give my room’s key to the security

15:51 - I got up at 6:30 because my work place was far from my camp accommodation. (I think the
word camp here is not perfect, as there are no tents etc... accomodation works better)

15:58 - It took me more than an hour to get to my work place.

16:04 - I had to change trains twice two train lines.

16:10 - I had to be at work at 9 am.

16:30 (an extra piano note!! This is very minor but can u fade the music down hal a second earlier to
lose the last music note? Sorry I am fussy, its a very small thing, so probably does not matter!)

16:38 - That’s why I myself went and asked for an internship myself.

16:41 - At the beginning, I was interested in working at a retirement home.

16:53 - So they gave me this another job.

16:57 - I was happy to have this a job because

17:01 - it was a good start to integrate into the society.

18:45 - Nearlly Nearly 20 people work here.


19:07 - We care for endangered animals, such as the animals who lives are in danger.

19:10 - the Red Mangalitzer wool pigs

19:12 - the Thuringian Forest goat

19:13 and brawny Mountain sheep (this jumps really fast on screen!... can it be added to the subtitles
on previous screen at 19:12, I think it would work better if possible)

19:14 Generally, 20 people work for sake of the wellbeing of these animals.

19:25 - Soran was an intern here. He did a good job. (the sound fades a little quickly as he finishes his
sentence)

20:56 - Enough!

21:27 - After finishing with work at 2 pm,

21:34 - it took me more than one hour to get to downtown.

21:45 - I spend a lot of my time commuting.

21:58 - because I had go to attend a the language course.

22:01 - Luckily, I was able to get enrolled on a B1 course at BIA Akademie.


22:16 - The name of our academy is BIA Akademie.

22:25 - A large number of refugees come to us every year.

22:38 - They learn German here first.

22:41 - Upon finishing language school, it is up to them. (add full stop)

22:44 - Some of them go to university, and some go to do vocational training.

23:00 - was a logistics course.

23:07 - Upon finishing the course , I would be able to could find a job.

23:31 - is doing sports after coming back from work.

23:34 - I enjoy would like to do doing sports in my free time. (instead of ‘doing sports’ does
‘keeping fit’ or ‘going to the gym’ make sense here?)

24:18 - After sport and work, I go back to the camp my accomodation

24:26 - I live on 4th floor.


24:29 - I cook for dinner and eat in the kitchen.

27:33 - Soran, Muhammad and I are have been living here for one and a half years.

28:13 - Berlin has a history that gives one hope. to one.

28:21 - how quickly it became the city it is now.

28:39 - I really want to integrate into the German society.

28:52 - this society in return.

30:00 - As the saying goes,

30:03 - “A cage is a sign of slavery, even if it is made out of gold.”

30:24 - War has led to millions of deaths. War made millions displaced and has caused the
displacement of millions of innocent people.
Many of those affected by war have tried to reach Europe. Although many refugees have safely
completed the journey, many have disappeared and lost their lives on the way.
Each refugee has a story to tell; and this is only one. They have all suffered a great deal which is why
every refugee wants to narrate his/her own story.

(I think this can be worded a little better in English but I do not want to change too much please
speak with me on facebook about this section if I have changed to much or changed the meaning of
what you wanted to say)

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