Tiber river

The history of Rome is very closely linked to the history of the river Tiber and its whims. The great river, used until recent times for the carriage of goods inwards and towards the sea, influenced the development of the city with its floods cycles. Near to Tiber Island, Ponte Rotto (broken bridge) bears witness to one of the many attempts of umans to overcome the force of the water.

A flooding brings to the valley that ripped upstream, nullifying what is encountered on its way. At downstream, only a few shreds of what it used to be remains.

It was after a flooding that I meet Ahmed, 20 years old, from Tunisia. He was arrived in Rome a few weeks before we met, still looking for a job and full of good wishes; but the city not always appears welcoming to foreigners. Welcoming tourists, who bring good money, stay tree days and then leaves is one thing, different matter is to give hospitality to who wish to stay here and build a new life, especially if you start from the very lower step. Ahmed used to work in Sardinia, in the kitchen of a villa at Porto Rotondo, but in Rome he can barely find something underpaid and with tough working hours.