When You Are Foreigner……..

 Once upon a time, it was a man, named Alex.He was living in a small village in Greece but he came from Albania.He had immigrated   in Greece because of the poverty in his country.When he went to Greece it was difficult for him to search and find a job but finally he found one in a restaurant.Alex was working hard but his boss didn’t give him all the money he earns,because,as he used to say,Alex maybe would spend the money aimlessly.One day Alex was so angry with his boss that he left the work and the village and he took a bus to Athens. After few hours, he arrived to Athens.He knew that he wouldn’t find a job easily.As days went by, Alex ran out of money.After that he was obliged to stay and sleep out in the streets or in the metro.But he was not alone.There were other people from other countries or homeless too, who slept in the metro.One day some homeless Greek men gathered around him and started laughing with Alex and telling him that all the immigrants are the cause of their unemployment.They would start arguing and as I was there I tried to talk and explain them that there was no reason for arguing. I hope they understand what I had said.I was using the metro every day, so every day I watched Alex. While I was waiting I was used to speak with him and in the end we became friends. Three month later (he was in Athens), Alex had found a job, a house!! I think that if his family were with him, they would be too proud of him and his achievements.

 

                                                   By Dimitra Giannaraki

                                      2^nd High School of Komotini, Greece