Category: Students

RAID (IRAQ) AUGUST 2016 TO OCTOBER 2017 My name is Raid. I am 17 years old and I am from Iraq. When I was in Turkey I was trying to learn English because I knew that English is very important and global. After the borders opened between Turkey and Greece, we came by boat to…

FATEMEH (AFGHANISTAN) OCTOBER 2020 TO MAY 2021 Hi! I’m Fatemeh. I’m 18 years old from Afghanistan. I was a student of Habibi Center for about 6 months. I couldn’t communicate with others because I couldn’t speak Greek or English fluently, that’s why I avoided talking to others, and I became a silent and isolated person.…

MAHAMAD (IRAQ) JANUARY 2020 TO MAY 2021 Hello to everyone! My name is Mohamad. I am twenty years old and I am from Iraq. I was taking English classes in Habibi Center for one and a half year. I learned about Habibi Center while I was living in the “Orion” shelter for refugees. After I…

JAAFAR (AFGHANISTAN) OCTOBER 2018 TO JULY 2019 My name is Jaafar. I am 19 years old and I am from Afghanistan. At the moment I live in London capital city of England. I left Afghanistan in January 2014, I went to Iran and I stayed there for three years. After these much time I left…

M-RATEB (SYRIA) MARCH 2018 TO DECEMBER 2018 I was a student in Habibi Center for more than 8 months. I was studying in another school (Greek public school) before I got to know Habibi Center. My friends used to study there and they told me about the center and how it works. I went there…

LAYLA (IRAQ) AUGUST 2016 TO DECEMBER 2017 My name is Layla and I’m from Iraq. Going to Habibi Center wasn’t only an opportunity for me to learn English but also a place to get my mind off of everything I was going through at the time. I will never forget the time I spent with…

JASMIN (SYRIA) AUGUST 2016 TO MAY 2018 I am Jasmin and I am from Syria. Right now I live with my family in the south of Germany. Everyday I and my siblings go to school and our life is going well, but 3 years ago, I was 15 years old, and it wasn’t like this.…

JAVAD (AFGHANISTAN) JANUARY 2022 TO JUNE 2022 Hello everyone My name is Javad and I’m from Afghanistan but I was born in Iran. I was one of the students in Habibi center. I want to say about my experience in this lovely school , When I arrived in Athens I couldn’t speak English and I…

MAHDI (AFGHANISTAN) SEPTEMBER 2020 TO MAY 2021 Hi! I am Mahdi and I am 18 years old. I am originally from Afghanistan. However I was born and raised in Iran. And I was in Habibi Center for about 10 months. Actually, for the first time my social worker told me about the Habibi Center. And…

FAHIMEH (UNDISCLOSED) JANUARY 2020 TO AUGUST 2021 Hi! I’m Fahimeh, 18 years old. I was in Habibi Center for a year and almost 6 months. I got to know this lovely organization from my friend. I remember her saying how much she could improve her English in a short period of time. Her compliment about…