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Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.36,0:00:05.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name is Mahmoud Aghiorly
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.25,0:00:07.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I am a volunteer translator with TED.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.53,0:00:09.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am from Syria,\N
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.15,0:00:12.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I am from the city called Aleppo,\Nlocated on the North.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.97,0:00:15.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This city is an ancient city
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.56,0:00:19.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Actually, it's been there 3,000 years
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.64,0:00:22.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but now within 4 years\Neverything's just finished.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.44,0:00:28.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most of my places in memories and\Nbuildings that I loved, are destroyed.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.81,0:00:33.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they're just bent down,\Nor bombed, or just throwing.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.73,0:00:36.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These places are not there right now
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.06,0:00:40.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We told Adam so many stories
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.60,0:00:43.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but actually, it's very difficult for us
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.26,0:00:45.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that he can't live in there.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.71,0:00:48.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it touched me in my heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.23,0:00:52.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Actually, as a woman and as a mother that
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.63,0:01:01.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my baby wouldn't have the ability to visit\Nhis father's places or mother's places.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.04,0:01:03.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so yeah
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.17,0:01:08.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Me and my brother were posted in engineers
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.89,0:01:13.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we were dreaming actually to have\Nan engineering consultant obviously
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.21,0:01:20.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the engineering office was\Nin the middle and heated area
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.95,0:01:23.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so it was also mostly destroyed.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.58,0:01:28.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I think even you imagine\Nfuture is destroyed or bent down
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.42,0:01:31.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I spent around 5 years into it
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.88,0:01:36.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then I immigrate to Australia by 2015.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.52,0:01:40.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We came here on the second day\Nof November.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.42,0:01:42.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Last year, everthing was dark
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.35,0:01:44.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when the sun rises,\Nit is a new life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.02,0:01:47.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything seems beautiful,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.47,0:01:49.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everything is green with so much flowers.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.69,0:01:51.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want Adam to live in a better world
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.41,0:01:55.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want him to have a great life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.28,0:01:57.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think that \N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.49,0:02:04.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was the main reason\Nwhy we took that immigrated decision.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.12,0:02:07.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was not an easy decision to take.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.86,0:02:13.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Moving to another country, that is\Ntotally different what we used to,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.97,0:02:15.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is not that easy.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.59,0:02:17.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are so happy right now,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.40,0:02:20.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we know what we did\Nis for us and for Adam as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.12,0:02:23.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Starting from February to August,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.29,0:02:28.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was searching everyday and\Nsending around 10 or 12 CVs.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.21,0:02:30.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Actually, the main advice is\Nto change my name
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.84,0:02:34.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because Madmoud sounds \Nso much traditional.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.44,0:02:40.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second advice they asked me\Nto hide my place of birth,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.07,0:02:42.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my origin of my certificate.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.19,0:02:44.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They told me that nation\Nmakes me think about Syria.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.75,0:02:47.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't choose the country\Nthat I was born in.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.15,0:02:48.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I didn't choose my name.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.66,0:02:51.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, people are judging me\Nwith things that I didn't choose.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.50,0:02:53.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I choose how I'm going to\Ndeal with the problems,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.29,0:02:58.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and having a proper channel for new ideas.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is very essential for people\Nwho are coming from a war zone,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people who are coming\Nfrom a lost path.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ted will provide you\Na proper channel of many ideas
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from so many people around the world.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can directly relate to someone\Nwho is facing the same problem,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to someone who just immigrates\Nto the new country,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to someone who is starting a new family,\Nor some who's facing problems.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mahmoud has a great way\Nof loving and giving.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think volunteering is a way\Nof loving and giving.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Translating from a language\Nto another language is a great boat.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music)