MyfamilyandIusedtoliveinBelgiumandtomelifewasgreat.Mostofmyrelativesandfriendslivedtheresotherewasnevera ofauntstospoilmeorchildrentoplaywithme.
Myfatherisajournalist therewasn'tmuchworkforhiminBelgiumatthattime.WhenIwaseighthe he'dfoundagoodjobinLondonandthatweweregoingtomovethere. Iwas -Ididn'trealizeIwasleavingmyfriendsbehindandthrowingmyselfintoadifferentworld.Theexcitementsoon afterwemovedthere.
ourarrivalinLondonIhadtostartanewschoolandlearna new .Ididn'tknowthingsinfashioneither.Forthe sixmonthsIhadextralessonsto learnEnglish.This withcardsandprogressedtowardsbooks.I'ma learnersoIsooncaughtup.Itwasfittinginwithother inmyschoolthattookabitmorework.
ForthefirsttwoyearsorsoIwasanoutsidernomatterhowmuchItriedto .Thismademe andsensitive-aperfecttargetforbullies.Thankfullysomeofmyclassmatesbeganto meandtheybecameagreathelpastheyhelpedmeto thethingsthatmademea"foreigner". BythetimeI primaryschool mostpeoplecouldn'tbelieveIhadmovedtoEnglandonlyfouryearsbefore.Iwas abletofitingraspthelanguageandadapttotheculture.
Tryingtofitinismy toanyonewhohasjustmovedfromthehomeland.orisplanningto."Fittingin"doesn'tmeancompletely yourselftobesomeoneelsebutitdoesmeantryingto learnthe cultureandlanguagewhichwillmakeyourlifeeasier.