Unnamed Woman

We went two times in a sea, the same boat, but we couldn't proceed.

They just took our engine away. They took the engine and left us.

They just took our engine away. They took the engine and left us.

Just like that. But we even saw that to them, we have a pregnant woman, please can you help us to get out? They said no, so we threw our bags to get out from the water. Some people went inside the water to push the boat. With the swimming, you will be swimming, and that's how we managed to get out from the sea. It was very difficult for us. More than five hours, six hours, we were inside the sea.

Just like that. But we even saw that to them, we have a pregnant woman, please can you help us to get out? They said no, so we threw our bags to get out from the water. Some people went inside the water to push the boat. With the swimming, you will be swimming, and that's how we managed to get out from the sea. It was very difficult for us. More than five hours, six hours, we were inside the sea.

Sometimes they even can throw in the tear gases. Born in our house, there was a time when police, the cultures, even wanted to throw us to the desert. But alhamdulillah, I escaped.

Sometimes they even can throw in the tear gases. Born in our house, there was a time when police, the cultures, even wanted to throw us to the desert. But alhamdulillah, I escaped.

Yeah. They will be saying Tunisia is not for black people. Go back to where you come from.

Yeah. They will be saying Tunisia is not for black people. Go back to where you come from.

He starts crying too.

He starts crying too.

Being a Marine Corps vet, it felt like, you know, back in Iraq again. You know, just jumping right in, just seeing the people and everything laying down, not knowing exactly what to do. So at that moment, I just had to do what I needed to do, just go right back into my training and try to see people that I can actually help and pretty much trying to triage.

Being a Marine Corps vet, it felt like, you know, back in Iraq again. You know, just jumping right in, just seeing the people and everything laying down, not knowing exactly what to do. So at that moment, I just had to do what I needed to do, just go right back into my training and try to see people that I can actually help and pretty much trying to triage.

There was another gentleman that was there with me. He was a training medic as well. So between the two of us, we tried to help anybody we could.

There was another gentleman that was there with me. He was a training medic as well. So between the two of us, we tried to help anybody we could.

I'm happy now, and this kitchen is done.

I'm happy now, and this kitchen is done.

I'm happy now, and this kitchen is done.

It's fine.

It's fine.