I don't ask for much in life. I don't want to be rich or to have too many things. All I need to be happy is to feel safe and comfortable.
When I moved to London from Romania in 2018 I was living in a house with my friend. The house was overcrowded but it gave me space to live and be able to look for work. I came to London to make a better life for myself and my son. I managed to find a job working in a cafe and I was there for 4 months before the pandemic started and I lost my job. Soon after that I was kicked out of my house because the landlord took the property back for renovations. This was when I had nowhere to go and I was put in temporary accommodation by Brent Council.
I would like to get into a job as a cleaner. I like this work as it gets me out of the house and I have something to focus on and make money to support myself and my son.
My dream for the future is to make sure that my son has a better life than me. Being a single mother is tough, but my son makes me happy and all I want is to give him the chance to have the best life possible.