Hi! We
hope you are all well? Thanks for the questions.
How the
wall affects us directly:
The main
thing that affects us day to day with the wall is not being able to visit
places we love in our own country. We love Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque is such
a special place to us but we are unable to go there unless we apply for special
permission which is not easy to get. We also wish we could go to the sea but
despite the dead sea running down the side of the West Bank, we are stopped by
checkpoints which means we can’t get to it. Some of us have family living the
other side of the wall and it is very difficult for us to visit them. They have
to come to visit us because we are given ID cards which means we cannot pass
the Wall to get to them. Entire families were divided up when the wall was
built and are still separated by it.
What
time we wake up to go to school:
The
school day here starts at 7.30am so most of us get up at about 6.30am.
How long
it takes to get to school:
We all
live in different places so it varies. Some of us live in nearby towns and get
a bus and others walk because we live in Abu Dis.
Our
favourite singers:
We can’t
all agree but One Direction and Mohammed Assaf got the most mentions!
Our
favourite subjects:
We all
enjoy school but our favourite subjects are all different – Religion, English,
Sport and Arabic were quite popular.
Our
daily routine:
Our
daily routine is to wake up at 6.30am and eat breakfast then go to school at
7.30am. We have four classes then a break followed by three more classes. We
finish school at 1.30pm. At home we pray, eat lunch and either see friends or
watch TV and spend time with our families.
We hope
that answers your questions! Please let us know if you have anything else for
us J
