I really need stable employment. I want to be settled in a nice home with a school nearby that my kids can go to. Currently, I have to travel really far so my kids can go to school, we spend up to four hours each day traveling back and forth to school and back.
I've worked in hospitality before, so I feel comfortable in this area. But it's hard in my current situation to have the confidence to go to roles on my own as I'm a survivor of domestic violence. A year ago I left my decade-long abusive marriage. I reported this and the marriage ended so now I'm raising my kids on my own. Getting out of the marriage was a big deal as divorce is really taboo in my culture.
It has been a year since this happened and my children and I have very little. We don't have proper dinners most nights, most of our money goes on travel. I speak good English but when I get stressed I find it hard to explain my issues. A year ago I wouldn't have been able to share my story, but I've come a long way. I don't have any family in this country I am completely alone, I have no sister I just have my two young kids.
I love my two children, they are my world but being a single mother without a support system is so difficult. I can't keep up with their needs on my own. That's why I am trying so hard to find work as I want to stand on my own two feet and be available for them. All I want is for my life to be settled so I can provide for my family and for my boys to have a good education.