• The way refugee life is portrayed in many places are embellished for political gain, when in reality life Is incredibly difficult and not up to international standards
• EU closed their borders so many migrants are stuck in Greece
  • 7000 trapped on Lesbos in the Moria camp and aren’t allowed to reach the mainland
• The use of the word refugee is a way to just differentiate people from where they come from
  • Depending on the development of the company you’re from
• Moria being the main camp, but is very difficult
  • Have one place to get water (dirty) for 7000 refugees
• All the ‘refugees’ interviewed seem to be shooting for freedom in their own countries, but also for their lives in Greece
  • Also seeking security
• Exarcheia (the neighborhood in Athens which hosts many refugees)
  • Very focused on resistance
  • A lot of solidarity in the world
  • Your legal status doesn’t matter
• From the perspective of residents, Greece is getting poorer
  • 30 year olds never getting jobs
  • Pension going from 700 Euros to 4 Euros a month
    • happening all over Greece especially with the Elderly who don’t even have money for medicines
  • Residents used to help the Refugees now they will now even rob the Refugees
  • Greece is too small to cope with the refugees and their own population which is losing money
• Europeans and the US talk about human rights but they break them all the time
  • They see Refugees as numbers not people
• Suicide is kind of a big thing since life is kind of like hell since you are sitting around doing nothing, with an unknown future, and other people who are depressed
• Any action to try to get off the island and leftist militant actions are persecuted greatly
  • A lot of protests for freedom of everyone in Greece
    • Since there are no jobs and nothing to do, which is causing a lot of anarchy in the country
• A lot of the demonstrations are destruction since there is a huge clash between the people and the police in protests
• Mohammed is 17 which is absolutely wild to me that someone so young could have so much wisdom and go through so much while still maintaining a positive outlook

Immigrant someone relocating to a new country for better opportunities

Refugee someone fleeing from their country for immediate freedom and security in another country

Expatriate someone relocating a new country for high-level business/work opportunities or a term people from developed countries like to call themselves when the immigrate to less developed countries

Traveler someone who goes between countries to gain a better understanding of different cultures around the world