I arrived on Samos thinking about travelling like a refugee, and I left thinking about travelling like a refugee. That’s because on my...

Rahele is a refugee volunteer at the We Are One centre where I've been working on Samos. When she heard I was a writer she wanted to...

'I first came to the We Are One centre when I was looking for somewhere to eat my shawarma!' Amal is an eighteen year-old refugee from...

I'm writing this blog in the afternoon. Because there's nothing much else to do... The centre where I am volunteering with the refugees...

'Oh, my friend!' I looked up to see who was trying to get my attention. It was a girl of about ten who I think is an Iraqi refugee at the...

Earlier this year I was at a party in North London. The refugee crisis came up in conversation and a well-heeled woman assured me that...

Afrah is an 18 year-old from Mosul, in Iraq, who helps with running the We Are One refugee women’s centre on Samos. She’s currently...

Photo by Glocal Roots It was a restless night and I was woken repeatedly by dogs barking, and doors banging in a strong wind. When I got...

I landed on Samos at sunset. I didn't actually see the sunset directly - I saw it in the screens of all the smartphones that the people...

What should you take with you? Smart packing usually takes more time than I’m willing to give it. It’s like doing tidying plus laundry...

I'm off to Samos to volunteer for a fortnight at the women's centre run by We Are One Center by Glocal Roots. Why? Well, because this...