All the people came here with a smuggler, but they didn't know what to do with the smuggler.
We bought a boat.
Without engine, it takes 20 minutes.
On the top of the mountain, we got on the wrong way.
I had a nervous breakdown. I thought I would die there.
This is the first country. I don't know anything about it.
I can't zoom it. I lost it again.
My name is Damien. I'm from Australia. I was born now, but I'm of Cassarition heritage.
I've been living here for the last 32 years.
Look at the light coming back suddenly. I ran into Vernon with my wife.
I think I'm going to run out in Monaco. You're in the screen.
It's quite oblivious to the news.
I don't know what to do with it.
Listen, you can translate this. Tell the people that more than 200 refugees came today.
Until Friday, there will probably be another 200 people at least.
That's why I'm asking how many people can stay together in one room.
I don't want to say something, but not a big amount. Not to worry, it won't be much.
But I need to make something. I'm a cleaning lady. I have sheets. I have to pay some expenses.
I can't put free, but I will try to give a good price for them.
We run a restaurant and a gift shop, and right now it's more like a Red Cross centre.
We want to put the children together. There are not many beds.
I don't have enough beds.
Let's write it down.
I have the next group here.
I don't think we will find people like them in other countries. They are so kind.
They bought us in their hotels. They only took a little bit of money. When we were staying, they took 30 euros for the person.
They took from us 5 euros. So they are trying to help us.
Here is our room. We have two rooms. One with two beds and one with one bed.
First, I expected to not stay here. So when they told me that I should stay here, I was broken.
I didn't think that I would stay at hotels. I only thought that we would go to trains and buses and ships.
I did not get enough money to sit in hotels. So if we did not find Damien, we would sleep in the streets.
I am not used to hearing people saying about me as a refugee. This girl is in need.
I never thought I would get to this point. We are in a bad situation and this is our only way.
But I have someone who I love. He gives me a power. He treats me as a baby.
Because that is what I am. But I have to be strong now.
It makes us feel absolutely awful when we have young strong men coming and we say sorry.
But there are so many mothers and children and they have to come. They have to get first in the room.
And sometimes we have to say to the husbands, give your wives and your neighbors wives and the children in the room and please stay outside.
We give you blankets.
We have a lot of money. We are not refugees. We are refugees. We are from Turkey and Europe.
We are not refugees. We are refugees. We are refugees.
Here is easy. The life is very good. It is a small paradise for us and for them too.
We live by the sea. We come by the sea. It is welcome. But the problem is there are too many.
And can you imagine, if we pass the population and we don't have any help by the Greek government.
The local people, they try to help them. But you know, the situation is not so good.
Go away!
How rude you are!
It is too big for this baby.
In this book I guess sometimes messages from people who found out about us and tell me, my family is out there in the rocks.
They are also scared and nobody finds them. So we were calling the harbor police, we called the police and we are sitting in the night outside.
We wait that the police brings them to us and we try to find them a place to sleep.
I think it is more emotional with these people. I try to avoid it because I didn't in the beginning.
I became very friendly with some of them and when they leave the island, you are thinking, are they going to make it?
No.
If you want tomorrow we can have a walk on the mountain. So you have to feel not like refugees, just like tourists.
To see the nice things of the island.
I have the theory that one out of ten percent of people, as you said before, will not be able to help refugees.
One out of ten percent will be able to help refugees with any way.
The other 80 percent in the middle of the island is in a mechanical situation.
I have to control my mind to not go crazy.
If I don't do that, I will be tired, I won't think well. So I have to be like this, not to think far.
I will think at the moment.
I came here because I am a refugee.
I just want to arrive to this island, but I discover it is very beautiful.
It's like a piece of heaven. When I get married, I didn't have a honeymoon.
And when I was in prison, I promised myself if I release, I will pay back to my wife so that when I arrived here
and they told us we have to wait more days, I was so happy.
I wanted to leave my honeymoon and I didn't get it when I got married.
So I am not in a hurry.
We will eat what we have. This is cheese from Simi.
Let's see what is happening here.
Come on.
This is good.
About the refugees being here, there was like a tour sometimes. Some people have money.
Some people don't, but they give us a business.
One day I feed 100, 200 portions of potatoes, 3 euros each, 600 euros.
500 euros was in my pocket. I was alone working here and I make a perfect holiday.
Hello, dad.
How are you?
I have a noise for you.
What?
There are some reviews that arrived now.
Reviews?
Yeah.
For what?
Syrian people.
A new one?
Yeah, they came now.
They have to go in for the holiday.
When is the holiday?
Some refugees came now, some Syrian people.
Syrian?
Yes.
With the police?
If there is a big problem, tell me, but they can walk and talk to the police.
Those who you can see here, they are the new comers.
They just came.
They walked on the mountain and they just came in the village.
Now we are waiting for some others that the Coast Guard will bring.
They are on a little island close to Castellorizo.
They told us that there may be some children as well.
So we will check who really needs to stay in the hospital and we will decide.
Tomorrow, hopefully, most of the refugees that are now on the island will live with the boats, the Agoras.
So these people will sleep in hotels tomorrow.
Thank you very much.
They said directly to us that, guess what, they are lying to you.
They will take care of you for free.
They said they are lying to you.
The problem is that there are other people that are Syrians and they are going through the internet.
Facebook, go and find Monika Damian in Spokane to give everything for free.
They are going through the internet.
We have two different friends telling us.
So we have no choice but to stop.
You just think about it this time.
In both countries I have connections and I can advise you.
In Holland, actually very much there is a couple who helped and his wife is a lawyer for refugees.
He told me I can send him to 10 people and I sent him up to 9.
So it is still tight.
Just make sure, don't use taxis in Serbia.
It is a lot of mafia.
They take you on the side, they want your money.
They call me an angel and that is really something I am not but it is very sweet of them.
I am not an angel, I am just a normal person.
It gives a lot back because I feel the love of course.
They are writing me from the places where they are living now.
They are writing me nearly every day.
I have so much Facebook posts to answer that I am often late in bed.
That is my job.
I like this island, I wish I could stay here so peaceful, so quiet.
But we should continue because we have something to do.
I have to continue studying.
Ramu has to find a work.
I am just sitting here.
I am just sitting here.
I have made the mistake of getting too close to other people.
I tried to avoid them.
Monica is not avoiding them.
She is more close to them.
She remembers all the names, she remembers the faces.
I try to put that out because you can have the next group of people coming here.
You have to deal with them and not think about how the others are.
It sounds cold but it is the truth.
It is the truth.
It is the truth.
It is the truth.
It is the truth.
It is the truth.
It is the truth.
I think it is important to talk about...
That is a good bit of thought for those who want to.
Monica was lived on the island with me for 20 years, we were married 16 of those years.
Sometime last year during the beginning of the crisis,
there was a lot of negativity from a lot of locals here about the people coming here.
She was very disappointed with that as well.
She was telling me that she probably could not live here anymore with what was happening.
We had a supply centre given to us by the counsellor.
We had it full with clothes, we were very well organised.
Then this person burnt the place down.
We don't know who it was.
When she heard that, she said there is no way I could live on this island anymore.
If people burned down a centre of donations, there is no point in living here.
Then she went to Germany to help refugees there in the winter.
We decided to separate, she couldn't live here anymore and I couldn't live in Germany.
Yes, I could go visit Germany, go for Christmas a few weeks,
and then maybe she could come here for a couple of weeks.
But that is not a relationship, it is just an arrangement.
We decided to break up as friends.
I've got everything here still.
With all that's thought, it's still my island.
Can I ask you a question?
Do you think I deserve to go to Europe?
Do you think I deserve to go to Europe?
Do you think I deserve to go to Europe?
Do you think I deserve to go to Europe?
