I feel happiest when I feel stable. That includes when I'm working in a role that really motivates me, when I feel like I'm doing a good job at something and when I have the time to be with family and friends.
My housing situation became difficult after my partner and I had a relationship breakdown. I was initially put on furlough at the start of the pandemic. I stayed furloughed for almost a year and ended up losing my job towards the end of that period. It was difficult to keep up with rent after my partner moved out. My landlord started telling me that I would have to leave.
I was so stressed because I wasn't working. I also temporarily lost my worker status while job hunting. This caused an issue with Universal Credit. I felt quite bad when all of this happened because I'm someone that's always been independent and in work.
I've been living here in the UK for 6 years now. I lived in Spain before but packed everything up and came to learn English and have a fresh start here. I love London, it's so multicultural and welcoming. I'd really like to work as a carer now. Helping the people within this community who helped me feel at home would be great. I'm also quite a caring person as well as being a hard-working person. Maths is my passion though, that's why I'm so excited to have the opportunity to do this accounting course alongside in which I can grow my own skills for the long term.
My dream is to be happy. I also want to be stable financially and to have a stable home. I feel incredibly overwhelmed and happy knowing that people want to support me. I can't believe such kindness exists from strangers. It makes me feel capable and worthy.