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Interview with Abdi, this file has to load completely, so be patient. Interview with Abdi. Abdi is 31 years old and lived in Somalia for most of his life until 1998 when he was forced to leave because he feared for his life in his counrty. He left because of the war in his country, that is going on because there is no real government or anything to establish a sense of safety. People can go around and kill who they want to kill and steal what they want to have because their is no government. This is what made Abdi fear for his life and flee his country. When he first came to the U.S. he noticed that there was a lot more opportunity here, for jobs, education and everything else. The hardest part of coming to the U.S. for Abdi was the language, and since this was so hard it also made it difficult to get a job, to get an education, and to make friends. When he first came over he would only get about 3-4 hours of sleep a night because he had to work at a hotel to pay rent, and go to school to get an education. Abdi believes that in order for the situation in Somalia to get better the people need to come together. The government needs to take it upon themselves to find a way to bring the people together without bringing violence into it. One of the main problems is that the government is cooperating with the Ethiopian government which is upseting the tribes in Somalia, and he believes that for the situation to get better the people must resolve it amongst them without anyone else. The main things that Abdi misses about Somalia is the culture, his family that is still there, and the language. Abdi said that if the situation gets better he will go back to visit, but he will not move back again to start his life over, because his life is here now.