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school attacked
Since Salva's school was attached, Salva had to go into the bush. This was caused because of the civil war that was started due to the disagreement of religion from the north and south. -
Salva is saved by honey
After walking in the forest with the group he had been in, one of the members had found a bee hive and after they got stung and swollen by the bee's they were able to eat the honey and bee's wax. -
Uncle dies
On the last day in the desert, a group of northern soldiers had looted Salva's group, and before they left the soldiers tied uncle to a tree, and shot him 3 times. -
Mariel dies, Salva reaches the Nile
Salva woke up and realized that his friend was token, after being told by his uncle. Then they reached the Nile and began working their way across the river. -
Sad news of the Ethiopian refugee camp
After 6 years in the Ethiopian refugee camp, Salva hears bad news that the camp is closing. After being told this soldiers come and force the refugees to a deadly river with a bad current and deadly crocidiles while being shot at. -
New friends, new camps
After reaching a Kenyian refugee camp at 22, Salva makes a new friend named Micheal that is an aid worker. Their Micheal teaches Salva to speak english and play volleyball. -
New family, new home
After Salva flew on 3 planes with multiple stomach aches, Salva reaches Rochester, New York. After getting off his plane, he see's his new family and they go to greet him. After they meet and get to know each other, the new family starts to leave and so does Salva but before he does leave, he stops and thinks of what his new life will be. -
Salva's family is alive
Once home, Salva looks at his email on his computer and learns that his father is still alive and at a hospital. After taking a 3 week trip to south Sudan to see his father. After seeing his father, he learns that his mother sister, and ring were the only people of his family to survive the attack. This all happened because his dad was drinking contaminated water and got guinea worms which you can only get from contaminated water for a period of time. -
A well is finished
Salva Finishes the well in Nya's village after raising enough money to get men and the materials to make the well.Later that day Salva meets with Nya's family and tells them that they might even add a marketplace, , hospital, and school for the villigers. and this was all possible because of the money that Salva raised for the village from America.