Yousef and his wife made the difficult choice to leave Syria with their children four years after their factory and home were burned to charcoal. They went by rubber boat from Turkey to the island of Chios in Greece. We asked him to tell us the story ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Thanks as always to the musician Dana Boulé. "There are people whom we do not fully know, and yet they live in a warm place within us." —Ta-Nehisi Coates

Alberto went rogue while volunteering at Ritsona refugee camp, moving into one of the tents to live closer to his new friends. We followed him there to ask why ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Thanks as always to the musician, Dana Boulé. And a very special thanks to Joan for letting us record him playing saz. Check out Alberto's podcast for nonconformists at mimundoenlamochila.com. "If your photographs aren't good enough, you're not close enough." —Robert Capa

Alberto went rogue while volunteering at Ritsona refugee camp, moving into one of the tents to live closer to his new friends. We followed him there to ask why ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Thanks as always to the musician, Dana Boulé. And a very special thanks to Joan for letting us record him playing saz. Check out Alberto's podcast for nonconformists at mimundoenlamochila.com. "If your photographs aren't good enough, you're not close enough." —Robert Capa

Adnan spent 45 days escaping Syria with his four children. Now he's waiting in Greece to find out where the EU will decide to put them. We asked our friend Yousef to translate his story ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. "We were tired of everything, tired in particular of perforating useless frontiers." —Primo Levi

Adnan spent 45 days escaping Syria with his four children. Now he's waiting in Greece to find out where the EU will decide to put them. We asked our friend Yousef to translate his story ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. "We were tired of everything, tired in particular of perforating useless frontiers." —Primo Levi

Romane was too young to volunteer at a refugee camp in Greece when she first decided to go. We asked how she learned to enjoy "giving without receiving" ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé. Check out Kiva.org. "This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled." —Paulo Freire

Romane was too young to volunteer at a refugee camp in Greece when she first decided to go. We asked how she learned to enjoy "giving without receiving" ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé. Check out Kiva.org. "This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled." —Paulo Freire

Siba needs to move. She has been waiting in a refugee camp seven months for her asylum application to be processed by the EU. She teaches math to children. She lives with her mother and siblings in a tent. She studies English. We did not ask what she wants ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé. "I could never tell it so that it could be imagined." —Dante Alighieri

Siba needs to move. She has been waiting in a refugee camp seven months for her asylum application to be processed by the EU. She teaches math to children. She lives with her mother and siblings in a tent. She studies English. We did not ask what she wants ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé. "I could never tell it so that it could be imagined." —Dante Alighieri

Ferdinand spent two weeks naked in Australia. We asked what, if anything he learned ... and hope listening like this evaporates borders. Special thanks to the musician, Dana Boulé. Check out Kiva.org. “Does what goes on inside show on the outside? Someone has a great fire in his soul and nobody ever comes to warm themselves at it, and passers-by see nothing but a little smoke at the top of the chimney.” —Vincent van Gogh