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 she asked me if I was interested in it. And so ,I gladly accepted it because I did like to improve my English skills. On the first day, I had a combination of feelings. Actually, I was kind of anxious and meanwhile I was excited too, however I found my confidence after a while and I got along quite well with the teacher and my classmates. My teacher and my classmates treated me nicely and they were quite kind since I was a new student. In addition, my teacher was always welcome to answer our questions. And these things inspired me. I can boldly say that Habibi Center was the greatest place to learn English which I have ever seen in my whole life. They have designed every single class. Furthermore, you can see many unique paintings and adorable and colorful crafts everywhere in the center which are made by students. Joining the Habibi Center was a big leap for me and helped me to expand and improve my English skills a lot. In addition, I have learned some things which are quite valuable for me. I saw my teachers trying hard to help us and make a better educational day for us without getting any payment. In the Habibi Center, we were all from different countries like Spain, Afghanistan, and Syria and we were like a big and happy family. And they helped me a lot with my living in Greece. I felt like a member of a family since I had started going there. I was happy and I felt good. Finally, I would like to thank my teachers Edward and Alex. Edward was my first teacher there and he was a nice and patient teacher but he was my teacher just for a short period. And then Alex became my teacher. I do not know how to describe him. I would say that he is so special. He was like a great teacher, quite kind and sometimes tough. He was an inspiration to us. He made a lot of efforts for our success without any expectation from us. I hope one day I can make them be proud of me. The Habibi Center has a place in my heart with Alex, Edward, all the other teachers and students, and they will always be a part of me.