Yusra and her elder sister fled the Syrian war and set off on a perilous journey to find safety in Europe. In summer 2015 they traveled through Lebanon to Turkey before departing for Greece in an overcrowded dinghy.
Yusra her sister and two others jumped into the waves and swam for three and a half hours in open water to stop their dinghy capsizing.
Saving the lives of 20 people.
Yusra competed at the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016. Yusra was achieving great things.
Kia orana Tangimetua!
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed reading your post. What do you think of Yusra and the other three's courage?
Kind regards,
Riiana
Hi Tangimetua, Mrs Collins again from Manaiakalani commenting on blogs over term break. Well done on posting and participating in the SLJ this year. I really like the narrative you shared about being brave... sometimes being brave can be scary too, I'm glad Yusra showed the courage she did! Keep blogging, and commenting on others, to increase your chance of winning one of the awesome prizes and to keep up your learning over the school break!
ReplyDeleteHey Tangi!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on completing another Summer Learning Journey Activity! I really liked how you re-wrote Yusra amazing story!. She must've been very brave to complete an act like that! If you we're in the same situation as Yursa, would you do the same?
Keep up the amazing work!
Siosaia