Well, it took ten days, six countries, endless beautiful and bizarre encounters with strangers, and 41 hours on trains, busses, airplanes & metros, but it's finally happened. At long last, yesterday I arrived in ....France??!
No, no, not at all the country I had in mind, but through a series of either unfortunate or providential events, I've found myself with a little time on my hands. And what would any American girl do with two extra weeks on a new continent, but go to a toxic, chemical dumping site, home to potentially the most infamous refugee crisis point in Europe? :D
Hahah, okay, so maybe I have peculiar tastes, but I'm actually incredibly happy to have ended up in Calais. While the situation here is a bit intense (6k refugees in "The Jungle," 3k more in Grand-Synth, all more or less stuck while they try to find a way in to the UK) and insanely different than Lesvos, it's already been an amazing experience and really helpful in understanding the larger picture of what's going on.
I'll post more about the situation here soon, but just wanted to shoot an update out for all the kind people who have asked me to keep them updated. Wi-fi is a bit hard to come by here, so I'm sorry if I haven't had time to respond to your messages properly!
Much love from the Jungle,
Sara
p.s. For anyone who just can't wait to know more about Calais:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=52&v=FITkN0hn3wY
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