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- | ‘We are not Disneyland’: | + | She was expelled from the United States, but still thought America would help. She was wrong |
- | The ancient Colosseum in Rome has witnessed some historic battles, with toga-clad crowds once packing the gigantic venue to watch gladiators slug it out against opponents including lions and baboons. | + | [[https://base-br1dge.org/|base bridge]] |
- | But, apparently, its fighting days aren’t over. | + | She asked to be identified only as “Ambo,” out of fear of being recognized back in her home country. |
- | The 2,000-year-old venue is now the scene of a new epic clash — one that is emblematic of Italy’s current struggle to balance its surging post-Covid tourism industry with the needs of locals who feel under siege as their towns and cities become unlivable tourist playgrounds. | + | “Life is very difficult for me,” she told CNN from a school-turned-shelter on a humidly hot day in Panama City, Panama. |
- | On one side of the arena is holiday rental giant Airbnb and the Colosseum Archaeological Park, which oversees the ruined structure, which is one of Rome’s most visited attractions. | + | Over the ambient noise of blade fans attempting to cool the large room, she explained she left her native country of Cameroon due to “political issues,” fearing that she would either be “sentenced dead” or spend the rest of her life in prison if she stayed. |
- | The two organizations have signed a $1.5 million deal to offer 16 tourists a chance to “unleash their inner gladiator” by booking a free experience | + | She remembers arriving |
- | “You will feel the adrenaline rush, the sand between your fingers, | + | She turned herself in to United States Customs |
- | On the other side is Rome’s councilor | + | Just after midnight on February 13, by her recollection, |
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+ | We were so happy thinking that they were going to transfer us to a camp where we are going to meet an immigration officer,” she recalled. | ||
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+ | She still thought that when she was loaded onto a plane, believing they were headed | ||
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+ | “We’re asking them why are they bringing us to Panama? ‘Why are we in Panama? | ||
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+ | Even still, she was optimistic. | ||