Annoying things

Things that is annoying me. 

One thing that are the most annoying is when people drive to close to the car in front. Why do they have to drive so close to me? It's so annoying. You don't save any time by driving 1 meter behind the car in front. And more important it is dangerous, if you are driving in 80 km/t and suddenly a deer jumps into the road, and the car in front have to brake hard it can end up in a collision.  

District 10

I live in district 10 and we are gold miners. The conditions are poor, we have to wash our clothes in the river. We live in the caves. And we have to work with pickaxe and shovel, the work is really hard, we start before the sun gets up and work until after the sun has gone down. And by the end of the day we have no money, we work free for the capital.  

My name is Patrick, and I am trying to get out of the country. Because the conditions are so bad, it is difficult because I have no money, and my family have no money. I am planning to leave the country, if I can get to get to the east coast, I can maybe get on one of the boats which leads to Europe. Our district is nearly on the coast, I have to sneak through the fence and the guards. I have made a wooden box to place on the harbor and a stamp on it, which I wrote “to Spain”. After I have entered the box, hopefully by the morning, they will pick it up and place it on a ship. I have no idea how many days the journey will last, but I have some food with me.  

After many days out on the sea, I heard the crane start up and I was about to get unloaded from the boat to a lorry. I heard and felt the lorry moving along the bumpy roads in Spain. There were no rules of immigration in Spain so when my box was dropped off at the address I wrote on the box. I simply unscrewed the four screws that was holding the lid together, and I stepped out. It was dark when I got up, I did not know what the time was but I was out.  

My new bike 

Some days ago I got my new bike. It's called Cannondale Lefty in carbon fiber. I like it because it's very light, many thinks it's looks weird because it has only one shock absorber. But it only has one fork? Isn't it weak compared to a bike with two forks? You might ask. But the truth is it can be stronger than a bike with two forks.  

I can post a few pictures when I get back home and I can mention a few specs that are on the bike. 

Home alone   

*Not a true story*

I was home alone because my father was always taking the night shifts. When I sat in the couch and watched TV, I heard a knocking at my door. “My dad would not get home until 1 in the morning.” I was thinking. There was coming another knock at the door. “What should I do?” I locked the door, ran up the stairs to my room, and locked the door. I heard the gate at my back yard was opening and closing, and then I heard a knocking at my backdoor. 

 5 minutes later, I heard the window downstairs was breaking. I heard the person was looking inside all the rooms downstairs, moments later I heard he was stumping up the stairs, and they stopped right outside my door. I saw the door handle was starting to twist, my heart was now raising. Then I was ramming his shoulder at the door, I saw the door starting to give up. 

 I was planning to jump out the window at my room. I opened the window and tried to jump in to the hedge, to cushion the fall. “I made it.” Was I thinking.    

I saw up at the window I saw the man was staring down at me. There are miles to my next neighbor. So I ran straight into the woods, I stopped after I had run a mile. Then I noticed I had my cellphone in my pocket, I called the police and said it was a bugler in my house. The police officer said the police will get there in 10 minutes then he asked me where I was, I said I was in the woods.  

Then I heard footsteps behind me. “I must end the phone call her.” I said to the police officer. I ran so long to reach the highway, if I was lucky can I see the police car, I saw the red and blue colors blinking in the trees. “Thanks god.” Was I thinking, I waved to the car and it stopped. The police officer rolled down his window and said. “Is it you which had a burglar in your house?” “Yes I said to the officer.” “Jump in the car.” He said. “Where was the last place did you see the man?” The officer asked me. “He was running after me, in the woods right here!” I said. “Where do you live, and where are your parents?” He said. “I live 2 miles that way, I said to the police officer. 2 months later and man is not found yet. My father is now only working day shifts. 

Panem 

There is no capital anymore, they have to build USA up again. The new USA will only be one big country and it's called Panem. The country will be controlled by one president and the country is divided into ten different categories. One for example goldmines. And Donald Trump is still president, he still fighting against Putin because they had a fight at a conference meeting about what was the best country. Trump said USA was best but Putin said Russia was the best.  

HANI 

                                                              

We got to interview an immigrant from Syria, and we learned a lot about Syria and what it is to be an immigrant.   

Why did you escape from Syria? 

-In Syria there is a war, and I don't like war and blood, and sometimes you must escape from a country.  

Why did you come to Norway? 

-I came to Norway because it is a peaceful country. I think Norway is a very nice country to live in.   

How did you come to Norway? 

      -I came from Syria, with  my brother. I took a plane from  Syria to Turkey, and then I took a boat from Turkey to Athens in Greece, Makedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and finally Norway.   

                                               

Do you have family and friends in your home country? Do you miss them? 

-I have a wife, a mom and a brother and sister in my home country. Of course I miss my family. Today is it Mother's day  in Syria so I am going to call my mom and congratulate her.  

Do you know someone who was killed in the war/conflict where you came from?  

-My friend was killed in the war. He was very kind. He was struck by a bomb from an airplane.  

Do you want to return to your country later? Why? Why not? 

-I would like to stay here in Norway. If Norway would want that. 

What is your dream for the future?  

-I have many dreams, but I hope to see my family again. I hope that Norway will always have peace. 

What do you think about Norwegians? 

-Norwegian people are kind but they are a little shy. In Syria we can talk with everybody, but in Norway it is more difficult. The Norwegians can get a little embarrassed when we talk to them. 

Is there anything you could do in Syria that you can't do in Norway, like hobbies? Maybe other sports or activities? 

-In Syria is it easier to go shopping, in Norway the shops are more spread out than in Syria. 

Can you tell something from your own country?  

-I come from a town which is 60 km from Damascus. 5 million people live in Damascus, which is the same as in the whole of Norway. In Syria there are always many people to meet. Damascus is a very nice country, but it's bad to live there now because there is a war. I recommend you to travel to Damascus when there is no war. In Syria we don’t have a lot of snow and it is a very nice summer. Syria is separated from all other Arab countries around Syria by a very big mountain, so it is a natural wall.