Every day when I wake up I am grateful to be alive. I wake with the motivation to make today even better than yesterday and look forward to a better future for myself. I believe that happiness is inside you and that you don't have to go anywhere to find it, you just have to decide.
Moving to the UK from Romania was a lot of hard work without any support or guidance. For many years, I traveled around the country for work and never stayed in one place for long. When it suited me, I was able to rent a place and support myself. In January I moved to a shared house and hoped for a more stable situation. But during the pandemic it was hard to get enough work to pay my rent, then when I lost my job completely, I had to leave my house. I became homeless but was fortunate enough to be provided with a hotel room to stay in by Lambeth council.
My dream is to make enough money to have my own space. I would love to have a small flat with everything that I need to live a positive life. I enjoy driving and want to use this opportunity with Beam to get the qualifications that I need to get a stable job as a lorry driver. My goal is that I will have the opportunity to help people and pay back the kindness that has been shown to me.