Lea Hatouni is like a lot of other teenagers around the world. She likes music and playing with her friends. Her favorite band is the British rock band Coldplay. When she has free time she stops by the small shop. Her brother, Kenny works there. "I talk to Kenny. We laugh and listen to music. We start to dance and do crazy things," she laughs.
She has a big dream. One day, she hopes to become a translator and travel around the world.
The war in Syria is just 50 miles near my hometown. "After school we don't have a lot of time to waste because we need to study," she says. Lea is in the 9th grade. Her public school lies near to the house where she lives.
"Every Sunday we come here to the church to pray," Lea says about her family. Every Sunday Church gives her a sense of peace. "When I come here it's like a time when I can stay with myself and talk to God," she says. "I tell him I'm sorry if I did something wrong and it makes me feel better."
"I think if I go outside Lebanon it will be better. I'll have a better job," she says. So even though Lebanon is at peace now, she'll have to leave because of the war in Syria in the end.
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