5 Questions for a Florist in Iraqi Kurdistan
Jul 6, 2010
Tiziano Reporter, Sahar Alani, asks a local florist in Erbil, Iraq five questions about what he does.
Who helped you to start this business?
One of my friends, and he was a close friend, encouraged me during a trip to Lebanon in 2000 and I started this work.
Why do did you choose this job?
I don't know exactly why I chose this job, I liked the idea and since my childhood I cared about plants and flowers. I just liked the idea.
When did you start your first step towards this work?
When I was in Lebanon in 2001, I gathered my resources and I started my first shop.
Where did you start?
My first job was in Beirut in 2001. Then I began thinking about returning to Iraq. It's my country. The safest place was Erbil. I came back from Beirut and I opened my shop in 2007.
What do you feel when you prepare a bouquet of flowers?
It's a very nice feeling to make a wedding bouquet because the bride and groom are both flowers in their wedding party and I make them more beautiful with the real flowers, I make them happier.
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