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‘Now I’m Here, Where Everything Is Green’
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‘Now I’m Here, Where Everything Is Green’

“When you’re not used to the noises and how loud they are, it’s kind of terrifying, but then you really get used to it,” Aboukhater said. A recent transfer student to Boston College, Layla Aboukhater escaped Syria’s escalating violence in Nov. 2014 alongside her father.

The Graveyard Shift and a Near-Death Experience on a Spring Day
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The Graveyard Shift and a Near-Death Experience on a Spring Day

But I like to regard death as one of the ultimate expressions of love. We lay our loved ones to rest and show our love by bringing them flowers and small gifts that they would enjoy. We place a monument of solid stone in the ground in a final act of defiance of death to mark the significance of one mere life. We share stories and keep their memories alive for as long as we can until it’s finally our turn to rest.

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