Resolutions

 

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Photo taken at refugee camps near Rawanduz/ Iraqi Kurdistan

I cannot believe that one whole year passed without me posting anything. I wish I could say that life is great again, war is over, refugees are back, economy is stable, we don’t check news every single hour… many other wishes. None of these happened since I posted my last blog.
I feel like almost everyone, in Iraqi Krdistan, has to change their minds about setting resolutions and wishes for this new year. For instance, instead of what diet should they choose they must think how to reach enough food for their children. How to follow a healthy lifestyle should be replaced by “how to afford medicine if one gets sick?”. One must think of ” not losing ones home”  instead of travelling. Educators will not think about their resolutions for their educational goals, they are more worried about their government’s resolutions for them. Students will not decide to study harder; they will think about whether there will be cure for this schizoid educational system. Pregnant mothers wish there were nine more months to hold their babies inside. Tenants hope months have 60 days
I just wonder what kind of resolutions will our authorities choose for this upcoming year.