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Arriving to Greece – Refugees here I come

February 22, 2016 by Rachel Elkind

I had a friend who was helping out with the refugee crisis on the island of Lesbos and she posted some images of what was happening there.  Through messaging I asked her if I could come there and volunteer even though I was not with  a group. She said yes and so a week later I was there.  I had no idea what to expect.  30 minutes after my plane landed from Athens to Greece I was in a car stopping off on the shore to assist with a boat coming in.  I remember not knowing what to expect and I if I was going to be running into the water so all tech gear was removed from my body. My new friend said I should first just stand by and watch so I knew how it all worked and he would give me further instructions.   I started to watch as people would go into the water to help guide a boat  and then realized they could use a hand helping people once on shore.  They all had to walk a distance and walk up a steep incline to get to are area they would be transported to the Moria refugee camp.   This is short video of what the refugees see when they arrive.   I did not take any photos or video for a while while I was there.  I was doing more hands on helping.

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