Manage Your Time Well

Peter And His Brothers Take On The World

Sudan’s history contains many conflicts that have impacted the citizens harshly. In the borders of Sudan there have been two civil wars that have raged for 20 years. When the Northern area declared war on the South it was due to religious reasons. The Muslims wanted the country to be a Muslim Sudan but the Christians refused. That was when the ‘Holy Jihad’ was declared. People such as the Dinka tribe have fallen victim to gunfire and genocide. About 4,000 boys fled their villages without parents because their parents died. Seeking refuge in Ethiopian soil, the government changed their mind and chased out the boys. When crossing the Gilo River many perished because they can’t swim, were shot at, or the crocodiles ate them. Finally, these boys ended up in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. Here they were given the name “Lost Boys of Sudan”.

A decade pasted since these boys arrived in Kenya and some of them have grown old and big enough to take care of themselves. About 1,300 boys and some girls were sent to the United States. Amongst these adults are Santino and Peter. Santino and Peter were moved to Houston, Texas where they had to assimilate with the surrounding area. It wasn’t too hard considering that the surrounding area was also some Sudanese refugees. At first it was tough for the boys to handle themselves but later on Peter moves to Kansas when he gets a car, leaving Santino behind with more weight on his shoulders. Santino had to pay most of the rent and Peter worked well in Kansas. Peter got a job at wall-mart. This meant that he could pay for himself. Also, he got an education unlike Santino and the others that was worth having. It seemed that Peter was more successful at laying out his future than Santino because of the age he was gave and how he managed his time well.