Their story resembles a fairy tale. The sisters and competitive swimmers Yusra and Sarah Mardini are fleeing the civil war in Syria.
In 2016, they even made it to the Olympic Games. Now her story has been made into a film.
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The last summer was beautiful,
I was lying around in some kind of bay
The sun like fire on the skin,
The smell of the water, nothing is loud
Somewhere in Greece,
A ton of white sand
On my back was just your hand
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I fought with the Greek Gods in school and learned the old Greek language -not by choice but by force at first. As children, we all tried to understand “The Odyssey” an epic poem that we had to read, but understood years later. My love for Greece and its people came naturally afterward when I finally started to understand the old philosophers.
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I am an American and love this country with all my heart, but I also have a European Austrian-Italian soul. I am following Sunday Lyrics for a while but only posted once. My original splendid evening idea to post European songs every Sunday, didn’t seem to make too much sense the next day. Nevertheless, it didn’t leave me alone.
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I recall so many great moments in my life, and many of them only happened because I trusted in the people around me and I trusted in myself. Continue reading
I am so glad they showed me this shortcut; it’s so much faster. I am already late; dinner will be served soon. My hotel is just around the corner. I will take a shower, dress up and will storm the buffet, like all the other tourists. Continue reading
What is your favorite piece of art? (it doesn’t have to be famous)
I bought this picture at a thrift store, for a the outrages amount of $7. I fell in love with it and it hangs since years in our living room. I wish I could make out the artists signature, because I would like to have more information about the picture and the painter. I think it’s a very unusual piece of art and I would like to know what the painter had in mind. Continue reading
The happy Quitter! 