The Lost Boys of Sudan

This past Friday in English, Mr. Mann showed us some film of The Lost Boys of Sudan, that I believed was a great documentary.  Interesting as it sounds, the documentary is about two Sudanese refugee on a journey from Africa to America.

The boys' names were Peter Dut and Santino Chuor, and in my own opinon, I believe that their journey was the most terrifying journey that I have ever heard about in my entire life.  On the road, Peter and Santino had faced many dangers.  The amazing part about their story is knowing that they survived it all- lion attacks, militia gunfire, alligator attacks, etc. The boys had used their own strategies to get through; for example, once they had to cross a dangerous river where alligators live and hunt, they had to swim underwater. The purpose for that, as Peter and Santino told it, was it would make the alligator think you were coming to harm them instead of swimming on top of the water where they can catch you at the weakest point. Along the same lines, when they came across lions, they couldn't look any lion in the eyes unless the lion would attack you.

Once the boys had reached the refugee camp in Kenya, surprisingly, they were chosen to be sent to America. Living in America, the boys had continued their education and one of the boys later went back to Sudan to help other orphans.  Each of them wanted to contribute help to their own Sudanese people.  I found that inspirational.  Their story was inspirational.

I couldn't imagine myself being put into Peter and Santino's situation. Traveling for so long, staying out of danger and hiding the whole way from Sudan to Kenya. To be honest, I doubt that I would of even made it out of Africa, so it's incredible to hear that two young boys took on the challenge and made their way to freedom.  It would be an honor to meet either of the two boys and here the whole story from their point of view.