Something that was just a story in the news and didn't really affect me...
has become something that really resonates with me.
Now, when I hear on the news that Raqqa has been retaken from IS...
I think about Diana's brother, who was kidnapped in 2014.
Nobody knows what became of him, but he was probably taken by IS.
Now it's one refugee's personal story that comes to my mind...
but it's just a symbol of what so many people have gone through.
I have the feeling I was part of a project that is highly relevant to our society.
I think the powerful personal stories of the people we have portrayed...
can really impact the way you look at the world...
and the way you engage with refugees, for example.
Perhaps it will also cause people's attitudes to become a bit more open.
My name is Lara, I'm 24 years old...
and I was involved in the research for the Echoes of IS project.