My shot at a character - I guess itās too detailed, but in the absence of further guidelines, Iām just pasting it as it is. Let me know whether thatās what you expected or not, I will help others as well as me 
What is your name? Amina.
Where feels like home? Wherever I can stay put for a while and feel welcome, or at least accepted. Currently, thatās Messina.
What is your history? I was born 30 years ago in Nefta, Southern Tunisia. My parents cultivated olive trees and were reasonably well off before the 2020s. I studied in Tunis and Paris, Geography then Urban Planning with a major in Ecology. Back in my hometown, I saw the chott el-Jerid dry, our agriculture wither (and my parentsā activity with it), before the city itself became uninhabitable. I tried to move North, but I wasnāt the only one and there was no job for me. I tried the official migrations channels to Europe, America, even Brazil, and got rejected (when they answered at all, which wasnāt often). So I took a boat and was lucky enough to be rescued before it capsized. Then a year in a camp, an escape during the night a few days before I was due to be repatriated, two years as a clandestine all over Europe, another boat, another night, and Messina. Iāve been here for two years now.
What is your relationship with the state? States, be they my home State or those of Europe, either ignore me or see me as an inconvenience. The less I interact with them, the better. I have a semi-regular status in Messina, I pay my taxes, but I keep a very low profile. I donāt even apply for benefits I might be entitled to, for fear of the State noticing my existence and deciding I shouldnāt be there.
What is your relationship with your neighbours? The opposite of my relationship with States. Neighbours have saved me more than once, and I think I can say the reverse is true as well. Where I come from, neighbours were friends and family at the same time (to the point that it became oppressive at times). I try to reproduce this wherever I live, hopefully leaving out the oppression part. This was kinda difficult in Northern Europe, but itās much easier in Messina! People are nice, they help each other, theyāre not nosy nor (too) judgmental. Theyād like me to be Christian, I guess, but to be honest, my relation with God has become distant over time.
Portrait Picture? 
Gender? Female. I intellectually understand Europeansā obsession with gender, however, itās not a question I tend to dwell on myself.
Abilities? I was a gifted student, but never got to exercise precisely the professions I was trained for. My main ability is repurposing: Iām really good at imagining how to reorient infrastructures, activities, organizations and people when their activity has become impossible because of climate change, or other changes such as A.I.
Technologies? On the one hand, Iām good with data and mapping software. On the other hand, my life experience has taught me to use more practical ātechsā such as water filtration, repairing and retrofitting mechanical and electronic equipment, creating simple but functional sheltersā¦ I try to mix these high and low-tech in what I do today. I also believe most people should master these know-hows (or at least know someone close who does), so I try to document or teach them.
What is your secret? Somewhere inside me (in my belly, I think, at least thatās what my body tells me), thereās a little ball of hope and trust that refuses to disappear even at the worst moments. It has saved me more than once.
Who do you hate? Migrant smugglers. Politicians making their career out of hatred for foreigners. Imams, priests, gurus.
Who do you fear? See above, plus corporate executives and civil servants who do their job, whatever it is, in the narrow pursuit of efficiency and excellence. They will run over you without even seeing you, and with the cleanest conscience.
Who will you come to aid without hesitation? In my life, Iāve met some people ā not many ā who helped me without knowing a thing about me. Therefore, I hope my honest answer to this question is: anyone, of course!
What are your tasks? Iām a repurposer. I help organizations, places, etc., figure out what to do when climate change will make their current activity impossible or unacceptable, define a way to transition from here to there. The harder part of the job is the renunciation: You just canāt take all your assets, people, status with you on that journey. There are things that just need to be given up. Giving up is hard, and being given up is even harder. Therefore, a big part of my job includes dealing with that in concrete, material ways.
SHORTER VERSION using the new set of questions:
What is your name? Amina
Gender? Female
Age 30
Abilities
I studied Geography, Urban planning and Ecology but never practiced. Good with data. Life taught me more practical techs such as water filtration, repairing and retrofitting mechanical and electronic equipment, creating simple but functional shelters, etc. My main ability is repurposing: Iām really good at imagining how to reorient infrastructures, activities, organizations and people when their activity has become impossible because of climate change, or other changes such as A.I.
Origin/Dest - Where do u come from and how did u end up here?
I was born in Nefta, southern Tunisia. Had to move when it became inhabitable after the chott dried up. No opportunity for me elsewhere in Tunisia, so I started the long trip towards and within Europe, from rejection to short-term opportunity to rejection to clandestinity, on and on until, 2 years ago, I found a home in Messina. So far, so good.
Motto
Yes you can, but not on your own.
Portrait (see above)
