I've moved around quite a lot in my life - I grew up in Morocco, spent many years in France but there's something about the UK that makes me feel at home. The freedom that I have here, all the opportunities that are available for me to progress, there's something really special here which I haven't felt in other places.
I'm really determined to build a life here but things haven't been easiest. I moved to the UK back in 2015 and was working jobs that would only pay £4 an hour and found it really difficult to establish myself here. For the last few years I've often gone back to France where my family are to give me a bit more stability but the UK is where really where I want to be.
From 2020 onwards I made the decision to not move back to France but that came with lots of challenges once the pandemic started. I worked lots of different roles mainly in hospitality but it was really hard to maintain these jobs as the hospitality sector has been hit really hard over the last couple of years. It led me to having to occasionally sleep rough but fortunately now I've found some temporary accommodation - I'd love to be in my own place one day!
In the future, all I really want to do is have stability in my life. I'm planning to get married in the summer and I'd love nothing then just to have a normal life. I'd love to have a stable job, a family and for them to be comfortable. I've got lots of experience in hospitality so I'm confident I can get another role in this space!