0:00:03.360,0:00:05.190 My name is Mahmoud Aghiorly 0:00:05.253,0:00:07.513 and I am a volunteer translator with TED. 0:00:07.531,0:00:09.041 I am from Syria,[br] 0:00:09.150,0:00:12.760 and I am from the city called Aleppo,[br]located on the North. 0:00:12.974,0:00:15.314 This city is an ancient city 0:00:15.564,0:00:19.204 Actually, it's been there 3,000 years 0:00:19.635,0:00:22.345 but now within 4 years[br]everything's just finished. 0:00:22.439,0:00:28.799 Most of my places in memories and[br]buildings that I loved, are destroyed. 0:00:28.808,0:00:33.408 And they're just bent down,[br]or bombed, or just throwing. 0:00:33.732,0:00:36.922 These places are not there right now 0:00:37.062,0:00:40.532 We told Adam so many stories 0:00:40.602,0:00:43.202 but actually, it's very difficult for us 0:00:43.261,0:00:45.351 that he can't live in there. 0:00:45.706,0:00:48.106 And it touched me in my heart. 0:00:48.229,0:00:52.379 Actually, as a woman and as a mother that 0:00:53.631,0:01:01.911 my baby wouldn't have the ability to visit[br]his father's places or mother's places. 0:01:02.045,0:01:03.395 so yeah 0:01:06.171,0:01:08.741 Me and my brother were posted in engineers 0:01:08.891,0:01:13.051 and we were dreaming actually to have[br]an engineering consultant obviously 0:01:13.207,0:01:20.777 but the engineering office was[br]in the middle and heated area 0:01:20.948,0:01:23.338 so it was also mostly destroyed. 0:01:23.585,0:01:28.675 So I think even you imagine[br]future is destroyed or bent down 0:01:29.421,0:01:31.731 I spent around 5 years into it 0:01:31.876,0:01:36.516 then I immigrate to Australia by 2015. 0:01:37.523,0:01:40.163 We came here on the second day[br]of November. 0:01:40.417,0:01:42.267 Last year, everthing was dark 0:01:42.347,0:01:44.677 and when the sun rises,[br]it is a new life. 0:01:45.017,0:01:47.167 Everything seems beautiful, 0:01:47.466,0:01:49.396 everything is green with so much flowers. 0:01:49.687,0:01:51.957 We want Adam to live in a better world 0:01:52.408,0:01:55.398 We want him to have a great life. 0:01:56.279,0:01:57.969 And I think that [br] 0:01:58.490,0:02:04.870 he was the main reason[br]why we took that immigrated decision. 0:02:05.122,0:02:07.712 It was not an easy decision to take. 0:02:07.855,0:02:13.655 Moving to another country, that is[br]totally different what we used to, 0:02:13.973,0:02:15.523 is not that easy. 0:02:15.591,0:02:17.181 We are so happy right now, 0:02:17.399,0:02:20.799 and we know what we did[br]is for us and for Adam as well. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Starting from February to August, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I was searching everyday and[br]sending around 10 or 12 CVs. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Actually, the main advice is[br]to change my name 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 because Madmoud sounds [br]so much traditional. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The second advice they asked me[br]to hide my place of birth, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and my origin of my certificate. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 They told me that nation[br]makes me think about Syria. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I didn't choose the country[br]that I was born in. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And I didn't choose my name. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So, people are judging me[br]with things that I didn't choose. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I choose how I'm going to[br]deal with the problems, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and having a proper channel for new ideas. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It is very essential for people[br]who are coming from a war zone, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and people who are coming[br]from a lost path. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Ted will provide you[br]a proper channel of many ideas 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 from so many people around the world. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You can directly relate to someone[br]who is facing the same problem, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 to someone who just immigrates[br]to the new country, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 to someone who is starting a new family,[br]or some who's facing problems. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Mahmoud has a great way[br]of loving and giving. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And I think volunteering is a way[br]of loving and giving. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Translating from a language[br]to another language is a great boat. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 (Music)