I'm really passionate about driving. I don't know where I got the passion from. I don't know what it is about driving I just get a buzz from it, I love being behind a wheel it's everything to me. When I think back it might be because my Mum learnt at a later stage in life, her perseverance really inspired me. . She tried so hard to get her license, she did her test over ten times and I was so proud when she finally got it.
As a child I was used to walking everywhere and taking public transport so driving was always a big deal to me. My Aunty was a driving instructor and I always looked up to her, so when I decided to train for this she encouraged me to go for it. I have had so many different driving jobs, I have been a Bus driver, Train driver and Driving instructor and I'm looking forward to going back into this line of work.
I've been through a lot, especially as I am a survivor of domestic violence and I have had to raise my three sons on my own. I've always wanted to get back into work but I needed time to heal. I feel like I'm in a much better place now and I just need support to get back on my feet. Even when I was in that terrible situation where the abuse was happening driving remained an important part of my life, I would drive to different cities with my sons to escape for a while. We would go all the way from London to Nottingham to see our family. Back then no one knew what was going on and driving was the only time I felt safe.
I know it might sound clichè, but my dream for the future is to not be reliant on food banks anymore, I want to be able to afford to support them instead. My dream is to start a charity for single struggling parents. Most of all I want to be stable and give my sons something to look up to.