The Reluctant Refugee

Hands up! Who wants to be a refugee?


I certainly did not!


My mother had other ideas.


For a fateful moment the iron fist of oppression eased its grip.


This was all she needed.


We crossed two borders.


The physical barrier was easy.


The culture gap was harder to bridge.


This story is about human foolishness, selfishness and frailty.


Yet above all, the enduring courage of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary times.