SKYPE WITH KINDA

Although Tarek and Kinda had somewhat different experiences, the overall situation that they had been through was the same.  The main similarity I noticed from their stories is how they both strive to have normal lives. I found this to be the overall message from Kinda’s story, and Tarek was working hard in Lebanon to become a teacher.  In all the research I have done on my own, such as the homeworks we have been assigned before these Skype sessions, and after learning about their experiences, I realized that people who are suffering from the crisis in Syria are just trying to live a normal life.  Additionally, although they live in different countries now, Tarek in Lebanon and Kinda in Jordan, they have had similar struggles trying to acclimate themselves to a new location. Due to the Syrian Crisis, it is often difficult to get jobs in other countries and both Kinda and Tarek had to seperate from their families. 
This conversation helped me to elaborate on my knowledge about the Syrian Crisis.  I did know how many people have been displaced due to the fighting, but I had no idea about the economic crisis that is going on in Syria right now.  This means that a lot of people who have left Syria will probably never go back to their home country. If they are able to make a better life for themselves in other countries, despite the struggles to find a new job.  I also learned about how much the nationalities within a country have changed. For example, Kinda said that because of the 750,000 refugees in Jordan, there are over 50 nationalities within the country. That really interested me because as Kinda talked about her new and old friendships, I realized that this contributes to change around the world.  With new ideas contributing to the country, it may be able to expand in new ways, which are the kind of questions Kinda was asking us as American students.