the tipping point that I just couldn’t take it anymore it was I was seeing all
take it anymore it was I was seeing all
take it anymore it was I was seeing all of us I was seeing my own children I was
of us I was seeing my own children I was
of us I was seeing my own children I was seeing myself I was seeing my brother my
seeing myself I was seeing my brother my
seeing myself I was seeing my brother my sister meandering across this invisible
sister meandering across this invisible
sister meandering across this invisible line that only we as humans create
line that only we as humans create
line that only we as humans create called a border in the fundamental need
called a border in the fundamental need
called a border in the fundamental need of just trying to survive this Syrian
of just trying to survive this Syrian
of just trying to survive this Syrian refugee story came about in part four of
refugee story came about in part four of
refugee story came about in part four of the out of even walk the story began
the out of even walk the story began
the out of even walk the story began looking at the entrenched refugee
looking at the entrenched refugee
looking at the entrenched refugee situation before the the mass exodus
situation before the the mass exodus
situation before the the mass exodus infant from kobani Paul Salopek my
infant from kobani Paul Salopek my
infant from kobani Paul Salopek my colleague and the official Walker of the
colleague and the official Walker of the
colleague and the official Walker of the out of Eden walk project was traversing
out of Eden walk project was traversing
out of Eden walk project was traversing through Turkey along the Syrian border
through Turkey along the Syrian border
through Turkey along the Syrian border when the tragic and historic events that
when the tragic and historic events that
when the tragic and historic events that have been taking place in Syria and
have been taking place in Syria and
have been taking place in Syria and Turkey began to unfold even even more
Turkey began to unfold even even more
Turkey began to unfold even even more acutely in mid to late 2014
acutely in mid to late 2014
acutely in mid to late 2014 I got a humanitarian news alert that
I got a humanitarian news alert that
I got a humanitarian news alert that said tens of thousands amassed at the
said tens of thousands amassed at the
said tens of thousands amassed at the syrian-turkish border there was actually
syrian-turkish border there was actually
syrian-turkish border there was actually almost nobody there when I first got
almost nobody there when I first got
almost nobody there when I first got there other than the Turkish military
there other than the Turkish military
there other than the Turkish military and there truly were tens of thousands
and there truly were tens of thousands
and there truly were tens of thousands held back behind barbed wire fence they
held back behind barbed wire fence they
held back behind barbed wire fence they were fleeing the impending arrival of
were fleeing the impending arrival of
were fleeing the impending arrival of Isis in their hometown these were
Isis in their hometown these were
Isis in their hometown these were lawyers doctors farmers nurses teachers
lawyers doctors farmers nurses teachers
lawyers doctors farmers nurses teachers and they’re standing there with either
and they’re standing there with either
and they’re standing there with either nothing or a piece of luggage the only
nothing or a piece of luggage the only
nothing or a piece of luggage the only thing that they could carry with them
thing that they could carry with them
thing that they could carry with them and that spontaneous need to get out or
and that spontaneous need to get out or
and that spontaneous need to get out or else there were growing safety concerns
else there were growing safety concerns
else there were growing safety concerns while I was at the border but I did do
while I was at the border but I did do
while I was at the border but I did do everything I can to move regularly
everything I can to move regularly
everything I can to move regularly didn’t stay in the same hotel every
didn’t stay in the same hotel every
didn’t stay in the same hotel every night who would publish delayed so there
night who would publish delayed so there
night who would publish delayed so there was a conscious effort of trying not to
was a conscious effort of trying not to
was a conscious effort of trying not to leave too many breadcrumbs where I was I
saw them coming across the border and
saw them coming across the border and they started to pass me and the children
they started to pass me and the children
they started to pass me and the children and they were all crying you had just
and they were all crying you had just
and they were all crying you had just arrived in a state of confusion in the
arrived in a state of confusion in the
arrived in a state of confusion in the middle of the night in a place you’ve
middle of the night in a place you’ve
middle of the night in a place you’ve never been before and no way of knowing
never been before and no way of knowing
never been before and no way of knowing where you’re going what I’m really
where you’re going what I’m really
where you’re going what I’m really hoping that will come out after the many
hoping that will come out after the many
hoping that will come out after the many years of this out of Eden walk project
years of this out of Eden walk project
years of this out of Eden walk project is that we as a collective humanity can
is that we as a collective humanity can
is that we as a collective humanity can look at the retracing of our humanity’s
look at the retracing of our humanity’s
look at the retracing of our humanity’s footsteps we’re repeating the madness
footsteps we’re repeating the madness
footsteps we’re repeating the madness that we’ve done to ourselves we need to
that we’ve done to ourselves we need to
that we’ve done to ourselves we need to really now ask ourselves where are we
really now ask ourselves where are we
really now ask ourselves where are we going what is truly most important
going what is truly most important
going what is truly most important because this is our home this is it
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