Radio VC Mytilene
"I did not think I would make it" An interview with Cuckoo
Sendetermin 17.12.2024 19:00 bis 20:00In this episode of VC Mytilene: An interview with Cuckoo, a migrant who recently arrived here on Lesbos. He approached me in order to share his story with us, and in this remarkably candid interview we discuss his journey, and all trials and tribulations included.
We spoke about the full lenght of the travel, from his initial travel from United Arab Emirates, his struggle to survive in Turkey to the ultimate, potentially fatal decision to try to make it to Europe in a "deathboat".
The various challenges faced by people that are forced to enter Europe “illegaly” often include violence, sexual assault and murder. Therefore, I would like to take a moment to include a trigger warning, as these topics and experiences will be mentioned in this episode.
All names in this episode are pseudonyms. All pictures used with permission.
Music:
A Hawk and a Hacksaw - Turkish
Information zur Sendereihe
Voices of Mytilene is a project run by people from different backgrounds. Our aim is to empower people so that they can use our space and equipment to express themselves on the Island of Lesbos.
We intend to create a community that tries to facilitate different dialogues and provides perspectives from different communities regarding politics, economics, social and cultural life. In order to achieve this, we want to empower people from a variety of backgrounds to learn the skills that they need to set goals and to achieve them on their own terms. We are open two days a week for interested people or groups to come visit us to get information, trainings or just to hang out.