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„Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling.» Alle Jahre wieder… Weihnachten ist das Fest der Liebe und Gemeinschaft. Hier in der Schweiz wird zumeist im engsten Familienkreis gefeiert. Eine schwere Zeit für Geflüchtete, die mit Kopf und Herz bei ihren Familienangehörigen und Freunden in der Ferne sind. Aus diesem Grund ist es Education for Integration eine Herzensangelegenheit, mit dem Projekt „Welcome & Merry Christmas“ Geflüchtete und Einheimische am Weihnachtsabend zu vereinen. Wir suchen daher sowohl Einheimische, die am Fest der Liebe einen neuen Freund bei sich zu Hause als Gast willkommen heissen möchten, als auch Geflüchtete, die das Weihnachtsfest...

«Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling.» Every year again… Christmas is the celebration of love and community. Here in Switzerland, people usually celebrate in the closest family circle. A difficult time for refugees who are far away from their family members and friends. For this reason, Education for Integration wants to unite refugees and locals on Christmas Eve with the «Welcome & Merry Christmas» project. We are therefore looking for locals who would like to welcome a new friend to their home as a guest on Christmas Eve, as well as refugees who would like to celebrate Christmas...

I meet Jack at university, where we’re gonna find a quiet place for the interview. Jack’s real name is Firooz Ahmad Atiee and he’s from Afghanistan. But he calls himself Jack, it’s easier. Jack came to Switzerland fifteen months ago. When asked what was the first German word he learned, he shakes his head laughing. He can’t remember that. During the first six months in Switzerland, he attended German lessons in the camp. But this came to an end, and there was still so much to learn. At the moment he is learning a little German with Youtube. Jack...