Munich: Please don't write a sad story

Two years ago, Talal Alnehlawi fled Damascus, today he speaks fluent German and is an architect in Munich. 34; Now I am very strong 34;, he says.

Munich:   Please don't write a sad story
From series: arrived? Munich: "Please do not write a sad story" two years ago, Talal Alnehlawi fled Damascus, today he speaks fluent German and is an architect in Munich. "Now I am very strong," he says. by Vanessa Vu January 1, 2018, 21:24 Uhr55 comments Talal Alnehlawi in Munich © Simon Koy for time online content
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  • Page 2 — he laughs his uncertainty away
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    In new life of Talal Alnehlawi, three alarm clocks ring every morning. At seven alarm on his cell phone, ten minutes later of on his tablet, n ringing again phone: his parents call from Damascus. Since he fled to Germany two years ago, he calls with m every day, he says.

    "There are so many problems in Syria," says Alnehlawi. But he does not want to talk about m, not even about his escape. "Please don't write a sad story," he says. "I don't like when people say: Ah, pity!" His life is a new, a better one today. He wants to leave old man behind. "I have already forgotten what happened in Turkey and Greece. Totally forgotten! "

    Rar, Alnehlawi tells his success story. It started in December 2015 in Passau. Actually, he wanted to be a friend to Sweden, but German officials told him he could not continue. It had about four degrees, y brought him to a large home with hundreds of or men. There he could shower and sleep. The next day y moved him to a gymnasium for a month to Landshut, n to Bayern barracks to Munich, a first-time recording facility.

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    Alnehlawi knew two things from beginning: "You have to be good – and get opportunities." In his case, this meant: all company to be able to return soon to his old profession. In Damascus he had worked like his far as an architect. His mor is a construction engineer and his sister interior designer. Often whole family sat toger on construction projects. There are only memories and photos left of it. His great love, he says, is combination of stone and steel, artful fusion of old and new.

    Shortly after his arrival in Munich, he stands before Bavarian state Chancellery for first time, in front of her stone dome and glass side wings, he pauses. "Beautiful", he says and shoot with his smartphone photos from different angles. He sends it to his family via WhatsApp.

    Date Of Update: 02 January 2018, 12:02
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