Free but restless, Behrouz Boochani takes tentative first steps into new life
by Eleanor Ainge Roy in Christchurch from on (#56CYA)
Kurdish Iranian journalist is adapting to quietness and isolation of New Zealand after six years of struggle
It's the middle of the day in a sleepy, affluent suburb of Christchurch and Kurdish Iranian refugee Behrouz Boochani is burning lunch.
It has been seven months since he arrived in New Zealand and the subtleties of cooking elude his grasp - and interest. His large house down the road from the University of Canterbury has a bachelor-pad vibe. Books are stacked untidily on every surface, and two broken heaters sit on the floor beside a heat pump turned to max.
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