Summary: Growing up in Damascus as a Circassian - a minority ethnic group in Syria - Sidra had already heard a lot about her ancestral homeland in the North Caucases. But with the advent of war, she and her family found themselves moving back to the region that their ancestors had fled 150 years ago, and eventually through four cultures, five languages, and nine schools. Here, as she begins life at her ninth school - this time in Istanbul - Sidra takes us into her world via her audio diaries.
