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Translation O LOST IN Carly Hale kommer från Jupi
ter, Florida, men är numera kärleksinvandrare och bor sedan i juni i Växjö. Varje månad skriver hon i Nöjesnytt, där hon på ett personligt och insiktsfullt sätt delar med sig av sina upplevelser av det nya hemlandet, om språkförbistring och kulturkrockar. Bland mycket annat. ne subject that Swedish friends and acquaintances seem to inquire about often is my experience in Svenska for Invandrare (SFI). I love to talk about SFI, though many people I speak to seem primarily interested in SFI’s infrastructure, challenges, flaws, etc. At the moment, however, I would prefer to focus on something important to me with regard to SFI: the people. I started SFI September of last year. Since then I have met at least one individual between the ages of 18 and 50 from Rwanda, Canada, Uganda, Peru, Somalia, Mexico, Colombia, Morocco, Spain, Thailand, Iraq, Vietnam, Iran, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Macedonia, Syria, Germany, Croatia, Poland, Romania, Greece, Egypt, Montenegro, and Saudi Arabia (to name a few). And I thought the U.S. was diverse! In SFI, I have had a fraction of every inhabited part of the world—in one classroom! I have a deep respect for the amnesty that Sweden has shown to so many citizens of the world fleeing countries fraught with war, genocide, poverty, and oppression, by providing them asylum, residence, support, citizenship. I sit with and listen to some of my classmates recount the tragedies and atrocities that have affected them, their loved ones, their former communities. I recall with great clarity the day my own perspective took a radical shift. I was waiting to take the test to determine at which level of SFI I would be placed. As usual, I was overcome by stress and anxiety, so much so that it was noticeable to others. One of my peers (and now a dear friend), a kind young man from Rwanda, asked me, “Carly, what is wrong? Why are you stressed? What harm can this test do?” My reply was lengthy, about my desire to be placed in a high-level class, about my fear of failure. He listened intently. When I finished my melodramatic explanation, he replied, “You know, Carly, in Rwanda, if you do not pass a test, you are caned. If you do not perform well, they take a cane to your back repeatedly.” There, the consequences of poor performance were tangible, painful. They were torture. And what did I have to fear? What actual harm would I endure? How small-minded of me to regard my own self-criticism as torture! Nearly every day at SFI, I learn things about my peers and my reverence for them grows. I hear their stories, I hear the embedded emotions. I am constantly reminded of why my so-called problems truly are First World Problems. A classmate—and friend—recently received news that her mother, father, and sister were killed in Syria, weeks before they were to come to Sweden. In the blink of an eye, this strong-willed, sweet, big-hearted woman’s life changed so drastically in a way too painful for me to fathom. We hear so much about war and atrocities all over the world, but when you come to know and care for others and learn how these evils have impacted them – these things that we sympathize with but still feel are so distant from our own reality – there are just no words. The suffering some of my peers and their loved ones have endured hurts my heart to its core. I am continually humbled. But even more so, I am inspired by the strength and perseverance these individuals have shown in the face of such adversity and tragedy. Their suffering has made them stronger, more resilient, and so profoundly grateful for the new lives they have been given the opportunity to build in Sweden. Never in my life have I witnessed such a diverse group of people with two enormous, unifying qualities: Gratitude and Hope. I try to keep all of these things in mind when I find myself counting my woes instead of my blessings. I TEXT: CARLY HALE välja di Låt inte välja d in ordföra någ Vi p åverkar! påverkar! någon a nnan rd öra ande nn n an e Linnéstudentern s nas nuvarande styr else e Rö de R ta i kårva l lett 22--2822- 28 a ril Läs mer p www lin Rösta i kå rva et 22-28 april -28 apr il D u mås måste var m m p å w w. nnes ut denterna.s a me em för att rö .linnesllinnesi medl m f na.sse östat www.cafefontaine.se | Vattentorget 1 • 0470-70 64 64 UteGlass vid Växjösjöns strand äter du hos oss! Vi har hela Siaglass sortiment av styckglass och 17 sorters kulglass! (Även laktosfri glass och glutenfria strutar) serveringen är nu på plats! Njut av rättvisemärkt kaffe, goda smörgåsar, kakor & glass m.m. vid vår södervägg. Brunchbuffé 80:På söndagar kl. 10-13 serverar vi vår brunchbuffé. Olika sorters bröd & pålägg, ägg & sill, köttbullar & prinskorv, våfflor med sylt & grädde, frukt & grönt m.m.
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