the first lady of U.S , Jill Biden accompanied by the Romanian First Lady Carmen Iohannis, visited a school this Saturday (7) where she spoke with Ukrainian and Romanian educators, Ukrainian mothers and children.
After his visit to Escola Uruguay, Biden spoke briefly with reporters before boarding a plane, discussing the emotional impact of his visit to the school and the bravery of the mothers he met.
“It was so exciting, right? I think the Ukrainians really know we’re with them,” Biden told reporters. “You can see, these kids really suffered,” she added.
“In many ways, teachers are the glue that helps these kids deal with their trauma and emotions and helps give them a sense of normalcy,” Biden said.
Inside a classroom, children told Biden they were contouring their hands and making copy-cuts of Ukrainian and Romanian flags. At one point, a little girl approached the First Lady holding her hand cutout of the Ukrainian flag. Biden asked her to share her message, and a translator next to the girl claimed she said, “I want to go back to my father.”
Biden sat at a table talking to a group of children who, according to their teacher, were working on a drawing of what the world would be like without war.
The First Ladies also had a listening session with educators and refugees.
Today in Bucharest, First Lady Carmen Iohannis and I are visiting Scoala Gimnaziala Uruguay, a Romanian school that has opened their classrooms to Ukrainian refugee students. pic.twitter.com/b4Nh1hWtBI
— Jill Biden (@FLOTUS) May 7, 2022
Anastasia Konovavoa, a Ukrainian teacher who fled in March to Romania was among those who shared their story.
“I crossed the border with my 3-year-old son and all I could think about was how to save my son from a bombed city,” she said. “Thank God the Romanian people were here. I don’t think even they expected them to be so wonderful because you don’t expect that from people.”
“We’re with you,” Biden told her. “I hope you know that,” adding later, “I think you guys are the amazing ones, really.”
Biden also thanked Iohannis and said that Romanians are “heroes”.
After the audition session, the First Ladies went outside, where students sang the Romanian national anthem, followed by the Ukrainian military march song. Jill Biden is now heading to the Slovakia .
Source: CNN Brasil
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