kiora bloggers,
For today's activity we had to retell the story of an amazing woman from Syria. This woman's name is Yousra Marindi. She was a very talented swimmer. When the day came, The day of her home to be destroyed her and her big sister Sarah had to leave. They left the rest of their family behind. The sisters went by boat, but since they were refugees there was a guard who wouldn't let them out of the country they hid in the bushes for many hours waiting for the right moment to get out.
When they all boarded the little boat that was meant to be holding 6 or 7 people, but instead there 20 all together. After about 20 minutes of sailing the engine stopped. Water started flowing into the boat people tried taking out the water with buckets. Yousra Marindi thought that It would be such a shame for them to drown here in the middle of the ocean when she could swim. Her, her sister and 2 other people jumped over board to help. Yousra Marindi tied a rope to the boat she swam in the freezing cold salty water.
Her eyes were burning form the salty water. Dragging 16 people with only three people helping her. She swam for about 3 hours and a half. They all reached their destination in Lebanon but the sisters were then headed to Germany, Berlin. After a few years there family came to Germany & they lived happily.
good bye!