ramy-50319548 @ramy-50319548
I'm Nada. I'm twenty-five years old now, not thirty yet. Born and raised in the slums of Damascus. Life has been tough since childhood but it's made me strong too. My father was killed when I was ten years old. He was a freedom fighter fighting against the Assad regime. My mother died a few years later due to some health issues. I had no choice but to fend for myself from that age.
I've been lucky enough to have found refuge in Turkey where I've been living now for six years. I'm doing what I can there - working as a waitress and studying English in my free time. But the memories of those difficult times still linger inside me, reminding me of all I've endured. My heart still bleeds for Syria. I often find myself dreaming about going back to my homeland one day.
I'm proud of who I am today and what I've managed to achieve against all odds. However, every time I think of returning home - which is something I yearn to do - I feel a knot in my stomach. Fear grips me when I imagine what the future might hold for Syria. Will it ever be safe enough for me to return? There are moments when I'm filled with doubts about whether I've done enough or if there's still so much more I can contribute to my homeland. But those feelings don't deter me from holding onto hope - hope that one day, things will get better and I'll have the opportunity
