My dream is to study health and social care and eventually find work in that sector. At the moment I feel quite far away from that. I'm starting with my Maths and English at college which is what I need in order to study further. I juggle my studies with working shifts as a kitchen assistant. As it's a zero hours contract, some weeks I hardly work and it's a struggle to pay my rent.
I came to the UK in 2019 and was living with my dad at first. Then last year, my girlfriend became pregnant and I left to live at her place so we could support our baby. The place wasn't big enough for all of us and I ended up having to leave. I didn't have enough money saved up to put a rental deposit down and as my hours were sporadic, I had nowhere to go. I slept outside the building on the stairway for a month. Eventually the council were able to help me and they've now housed me temporarily. I'm glad that I have a roof over my head but due to the rent being high and not having stable work, I'm accumulating debt.
I know the solution to my current problem is simple. I need to find stable work that will give me an income in order to support my family. I'm hopeful that my experience working for agencies within hospitality will put me in good position. The financial help will make things a lot easier as it's so difficult to start a new job when you don't have enough to get the basics. I'm excited to get started with the job hunt!