Activity 2: Swimming to Safety [4 points]
Yusra Mardini is a teenage girl who was born in Syria, a war-torn country in the Middle East. She left Syria in 2015 to get away from the constant fighting and became a refugee. During her journey to reach safety in a new country, the engine on the boat she was travelling in broke down and Yusra, her sister and two others jumped out of the boat and swam to get help. Her heroic actions saved twenty people’s lives.
Yusra now lives in Germany. In 2016 she was named as part of the Refugee Olympic Team and she swam for this team in the last summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is now training for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
ReplyDeleteKia ora again Chris,
You have done such a detailed paragraph on what Yusra did to be a hero for 20 people. I didn’t know much about Yusra before you explained what she did with her sister. What would you do if you were in the same position?
Sometimes people think they are going to be brave but when you are actually put in that position it can be really difficult. I hope that if I were ever in a tricky scenario I would be courageous! What do you think could help someone become courageous?
Keen to hear back from you Chris!
Blog you later,
Georgia