July 16, 2011

Perspective

This is so heartbreaking; definitely puts my challenges in their place: at the bottom of the heap, or even nonexistent compared to being forced to abandon your home, on foot, already hungry, to avoid further starvation and war.

Misery Follows as Somalis Try to Flee Hunger

For more information on life in the Dadaab refugee camp, the book Citizens of Nowhere, by Debi Goodwin, is readable and excellent.  It also puts on display something cool about Canadians, which is their more calm and practical attitude regarding immigration.

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