Behind the heavy carriage entrance at 28 bis, rue de Bourgogne, in Paris, a majestic fir tree, sparkling with a thousand lights, appears in the middle of the courtyard.
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We made artificial snow to add a festive atmosphere.
It brings me back to Ukraine a bit,
”breathes Daria, in shy but almost perfect French.
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We decorated it around the theme of women to put them in the spotlight.
It is very “girly” with lots of pink.
There were also cut locks of hair, as a tribute to the Iranian protesters.
All my comrades participated, believers, non-believers, Muslims, men and women.
I am very proud of the result.
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A second home
The 23-year-old smiles.
She's happy.
Yet her story is painful, like many of those who decorated this tree with her.
Daria, who studied psychology and pharmacology, fled the war after Russian forces invaded Ukrainian territory.
She fled to France last March with her very ill mother.
For Daria, this address, where she spends a few hours a day, is a refuge, a second home.
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It is, moreover, as Zahra Giacomini, the director of the school Pierre Claver wants this place.
This institution, unlike any other, welcomes refugees (with the status of asylum seekers) in the heart of the very chic 7th arrondissement of Paris, for…
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