Making Home Away

So I sat them down and told them: the five of us are here, me, you and your father, wherever the five of us are, that place should be your heaven.

Discover their stories

London, Ontario, Canada

Amira

Current 'home'

London, Ontario, Canada

Journey time

Four years

For us, we do not consider Syria as a home anymore.

Nemat

Current 'home'

London, Ontario, Canada

Journey time

Eight years

Do you accept to go to Canada?

Hussein

Current 'home'

London, Ontario, Canada

Of course, here it is different...

Wafa

Current 'home'

London, Ontario, Canada

The problem is that I forget a lot these days

Mahasen

Current 'home'

London, Ontario, Canada

Journey time

Seven years

we stayed for two years in Jordan and they were very difficult years...

Nairuz

Current 'home'

London, Ontario, Canada

Journey time

Seven years

So he was the first of our family to leave Syria, when he was 18 years old.

Safwan

Current 'home'

London, Ontario, Canada

I worked as an Uber driver only to improve my English, to get out of the house, and to make some money

Hallat

Current 'home'

London, Ontario, Canada

Journey time

Seven years

the priority was for Lebanese children...

Nabiha

Current 'home'

London, Ontario, Canada

... if you ask anybody here, they will tell you that the key to this country is the English language.

Hanan's husband

Current 'home'

London, Ontario, Canada

Journey time

Seven years

But here in Canada, it is different...

Ibrahim

Current 'home'

London, Ontario, Canada

Journey time

Eight years

Mohammed’s mother

Current 'home'

London, Ontario, Canada

Journey time

Eight years

Even our happiness feels different without the whole family.

Abu Ali

Current 'home'

London, Ontario, Canada

Journey time

Seven years

All night, I sent them a reply of "Yes", I sent them 50,000 "Yes" messages.