An Eager Refugee
She may be four years older than the other girls in her class, but Parisa looks forward to (28) _____ to school every day. “I love school so much,” says Parisa. “My favourite subject is maths, because maths is (29) ______ in the world.”
Parisa, now aged 16, and her family fled Afghanistan ten years ago to escape fighters who were terrorising their neighbourhood. Arriving in Iran, they found (30) ______, but barely had enough money to live on, let alone cover the fees for school.
But in 2015, Iran said it (31) __________ all Afghan children to attend the country’s state schools. Thanks to the government and the United Nations, Parisa got her first taste of a proper education when she was able to go to a brand-new primary school.
“I am so happy that I can study side by side with Iranian students,” says Parisa, who (32) _______ to use her education to help children in her native country.