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| Maria Sofia and two of her little friends in Bethlehem |
When I left
school I wanted to discover the world, to travel, to meet people; for this
reason I decided to study Arabic Language and Culture at Rome University "La Sapienza". The
Arab world is so close to us, geographically speaking, but it can be considered
so far for the misleading idea that we, the westerners, have of it.
So during my
studies in Rome I had the opportunity through the Erasmus Mundus Project to
spend eight months in Cairo, in the aftermath of the Revolution, then ten months in Irbid, a Jordanian town
located 30 km from the Syrian border. These experiences gave me the chance to know
several people, to learn and understand their culture, to discover, that despite
the different religion and traditions, we have more in common than we can
imagine. I noticed more similarities between Italy and Arab countries than between
Italy and Northern Europe, we are Mediterranean people after all!
