Alex · Nigeria
The Journey: My Drawings Show Sorrows Along the Way
The people that transport you, they don’t show love.
Writing and Photography by Phoebe Wood
I’m from Nigeria. Coming to Italy was very difficult—very, very difficult, a real struggle. I traveled in the back of a small truck. There were many people stuck on it, maybe twenty-seven people. It was very hard to stretch your legs and be comfortable. Traveling in North Africa wasn’t easy at all; it wasn’t easy. The people that transport you, they don’t show love.
My drawings show a time in my life when I needed love because of the sorrows along the way.
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