SOLAF,
AZRAQ REFUGEE
CAMP, JORDAN
What do you want to be when
you grow up? I want to become a
hairstylist and a tailor and a doctor.
A week has seven days, three of
which I can be a hairstylist, three I
can be a tailor and the last day of
the week I can turn into a doctor.
What are you most excited to
do when you grow up? Get a dog
who I will call Katy Lay. This is what
I will do when I move to the United
States [Solaf and her family fled the
war in Syria.] What does your
family love about you?
My dad loves how smart I am and
that I am so active and so strong
... and that I act like a big girl.BABITA KULYAL,
INDIA
What is your favourite thing to
do after school and why? I like
to play badminton. During the
Olympics, my friends and I played
every evening. What do you want
to be when you grow up? I want
to be a teacher in a school for poor
children like me. They need help
because they have got dreams, but
no way of making them come true.
Tell me a time that made you
feel sad. I never feel sad. What
do you want to do when you’re
older? Dance!
I love dancing.
Whenever I have
time I put on
Bollywood
music. I want
to go to big
halls where
I can dance for
hours and also
teach others
to dance.LÉANE, FRANCE
What is your favourite subject at school?
Science. I like doing experiments in class.
What are you most excited to do when
you grow up? I’d like to try doing theatre.
Playing characters before an audience to
make them laugh or cry. What makes you
sad? This year I sprained my wrist. I had to
wear a cast for three weeks. I couldn’t doany sports or play in the park. My friends
helped me carry my school bag and my
lunch tray. What is your favourite thing to
do after school? Rollerskating with my
friends. We race and do choreography.
What does your family say they love
most about you? My parents tell me that
I’m someone who doesn’t give up and tries
several times to succeed if necessary.HUNG NGO NAM, HONG KONG
What is your favourite subject at school? PE because
it doesn’t have homework. What activity makes you
happiest? I like dancing because I like moving my body.
What is the one thing you are most excited to do when
you grow up? I can have my own mobile. What do you
love most about yourself? I have a talent for DIY crafts
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