English Translation:
I’m from a refugee camp called Ifo located in Kenya. I am came to America by the grace of god, alhumdiallah. I was welcome to America with kindness and respect. I’ve lived in many states and have had a difficult time adjusting but now I am doing better and have caught up with the American culture. I was able to get my citizenship with any complication. There are many difficulties that I have stumbled upon while here in America. One of them being the language barrier. The english I learned in Kenya and the english taught here in America are completely different. It took some time but with the help of Allah, I was able to adjust. Also, the weather is different. The winters are painful and still bring much shock to me. But again, alhumdiallah.

When I first arrived to America, life was different. There were many things that I needed to adjust and it got to be very overwhelming. Now I attend school and work a part time job. I live in a low income apartment where they are able to count how much I make and decide my rent portion from that. Whenever I speak to others, I tell them this new place has given me the opportunity for a new life. A new life. If you compare life in Africa and life now, that life and this life are two very different ones. In America, I’ve met new people and they don’t have the same customs or culture values I you. So, at times it’s very difficult to understand each other. Eventually, I understood the American culture and understood the people living here. So, Alhumdiallah. Alhumdiallah. Alhumdiallah. I am very content with my life today. I am a single woman and I have no fear in being single in America. This place has freedom.