I’m Palestinian, from Jerusalem, and I arrived in Italy in 2007 for my studies. Florence became an important stop on my journey, even though life also led me to live in France, Spain, and for two years in Portugal.
For a long time, I wondered where my place in the world was, because so many cities felt like “mine.” Today I understand that any place can belong to those who live it, who get to know and appreciate it. Belonging is not only a matter of birth, but of relationship.
I joined Migrantour because, after many years in the city, I felt the need to keep learning, to reconnect with the territory, and to give something of myself. The project allowed me to rediscover the neighborhoods I live in every day with fresh eyes, to listen to different stories, and to tell my own.