Alan Geaam in the kitchens of the Le Gray Hotel. (Credit: Aly Baalbaky)
On March 12, 1999, Alan Geaam, 24, bought a one-way ticket to Paris with only a backpack, his modest savings in his pocket, driven by the hope of giving his life new purpose.His first years in Paris, undocumented, homeless or without a fixed address at times, could have been the subject of a Netflix series titled "My Struggle," his own summary of those years: A fighter who worked odd jobs (he worked on construction sites, as a dishwasher in restaurants), lived in tough conditions, but held on thanks to unbreakable determination.Article not found."To succeed, to prove myself, I had to work twice as hard," he says, adding that he turned a story "full of weaknesses into the source of his strength."Today, the former kid from Tripoli who grew up in Nigeria is a regular on TV sets, in the media and on social...
On March 12, 1999, Alan Geaam, 24, bought a one-way ticket to Paris with only a backpack, his modest savings in his pocket, driven by the hope of giving his life new purpose.His first years in Paris, undocumented, homeless or without a fixed address at times, could have been the subject of a Netflix series titled "My Struggle," his own summary of those years: A fighter who worked odd...
