The confusion of escaping civil war and not knowing where your country ends and another begins Written by: The Journeys Project Hamza, in his mid-40s, took us back 30
A student adjusts to the financial and cultural challenges of living on his own for the first time. Antoine arrived in Tunisia on a scholarship from Ivory Coast. Though grateful
A gregarious university student goes to study in a small town in Tunisia on a scholarship and gets by through the power of building networks. When he wins a government-
A woman finds support in a husband she’s never met. Destiny was living with her mother, uncle, and three younger brothers in South Sudan, helping her mother run a
A Haitian migrant seeking a better life first goes to Brazil and then to Tijuana on his way to the US. He finds his life in Tijuana almost unbearable. Denis,
“I can’t help but wonder what lies ahead.” Suleiman was born into a large family and was sent to live with his grandmother in the countryside when he was
A Haitian migrant shares his journey to Tijuana via Brazil and how he’s found relative success by running his own business. Constant earned a comfortable living driving a public
“Run! Run as fast as you can!” Didas’ family lived in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He and his three siblings enjoyed a happy childhood with
“They called us The Lost Boys of Sudan.” Achol was the oldest of twelve children. His father raised cattle for a living, and his mother was a farmer. His family’
“The genocide took everyone I loved.” Paul, forty years old, explained that things were good when he was a child in Rwanda. His mother remarried when he was young, so
A Honduran man’s faith carries him through adversity and eventually leads him to the United States. Alex and his wife fled Honduras after being threatened by a local gang.
The United States deports a former Salvadoran child soldier to Mexico, despite his years of work for the FBI. He rebuilds his life in Tijuana Written by: The Journeys Project
