I've met some of them and seen how they've suffered. I report their stories on TV and write about them in newspapers. The news reports usually talk about thousands of people affected by war and millions of refugees. And the TV shows pictures of crowds of people escaping from terrible disasters. So it's not surprising that we can't see the separate people among the crowds, is it? It's too difficult to imagine. There are so many of these people, all with different stories. That's why I thought it was time I shared some of these stories.
I want to show the real characters behind the TV pictures and newspaper reports and to allow their voices to be heard. And it's my hope that the readers of this book will remember these characters the next time they are watching or reading a news report. We should remember them and realize how lucky we are.
Two Worlds tells the stories of three young people: a schoolgirl, a soccer player, and a university student. Each of their stories is told in three parts: World One first introduces you to the character in their home country; the second is a news report-it's where I first meet these young people and discuss their problems or why they had to leave their homes; World Two shows them trying to get used to their new situations.