I was living with my ex-husband for years and years. It took me a while to realise that I was in an abusive relationship and he was in control of everything including our finances and everything I did. He did not let me have any contact with my family or my friends, I was very isolated for such a long time.
One day, we lost someone in the family and I had to start taking care of my children and theirs too. So when I had to call the police to leave the relationship with my ex-husband and we went to court, things were challenging because I had 3 children to care for and had no job. Our housing situation has also been really challenging, as we live in a hostel and I am sharing a single bed with my 8 year-old son because we don't have enough space for everyone.
My dream for the future is to be able to go to college and to improve my English. My long term hope is to take a Level 3 course as a hairdresser and get back to this field of work, as this used to be my job back home and I loved it.