All posts tagged "Chios"
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DISPATCH FROM CHIOS: The End and the Beginning
When the darkest times bring people to the light. JACKSON HOLE, WY – My visa expired and I have officially been kicked out of Greece. I cannot return for 82 days. Now I find myself in Turkey...
- Posted January 31, 2017
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DISPATCH FROM CHIOS: Water Landing
It’s 3 a.m. and a dinghy teeming with shivering people has arrived to the shore. JACKSON HOLE, WY – I awoke to my phone buzzing. It was the Chios Eastern Shore Rescue Team’s “Alpha” number calling (the...
- Posted January 17, 2017
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DISPATCH FROM CHIOS: Lousy Trades
For the people living at the Souda refugee camp, life has become a game of concessions. JACKSON HOLE, WY – I didn’t know that color grey before I came here: snow melt mixed with raw ash, as...
- Posted January 10, 2017
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DISPATCH FROM CHIOS: Backed Against a Wall
Desperation has set in at the Souda refugee camp. JACKSON HOLE, WY – We arrived at Souda camp this morning to distribute women’s coats. The temperatures have plummeted, and it seems like no matter what we do,...
- Posted January 3, 2017
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DISPATCH FROM CHIOS: No Home for the Holidays
A story of darkness, light and perspective. JACKSON HOLE, WY – It doesn’t feel like Christmas in Souda Camp as I cozy into my favorite corner of Muhammed’s Ikea container, where I’ve spent so many afternoons sipping...
- Posted December 28, 2016
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DISPATCH FROM CHIOS: Return to Chaos
Why I packed up all my things and left Jackson Hole. JACKSON HOLE, WY – Walking on the pebbled shore of Chios, I am distracted by the cold. My toes curl around the rocks, pant legs rolled...
- Posted December 13, 2016
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DISPATCH FROM CHIOS: We Are the Same
Fearing Syrian refugees is like fearing ourselves. JACKSON HOLE, WY – Tucked into the hemline of a sea barrier on the coast of Chios, Souda refugee camp is an informal, non-militarized camp run by NGOs from Europe and...
- Posted November 15, 2016