'It should be a joyous time of year, but if you are fleeing one country to another, leaving your home through fear of death, then it is completely different'
Since then I haven’t been able to feel real happiness, even if this is meant to be a special time to celebrate with my family and the country we now live in.
When I was a small girl, I used to go to the markets with my family to see Santa giving presents and candies to children. Then we would watch TV and see how every other country was celebrating the New Year. It’s a lovely memory.We are trying our best to settle as soon as we can so our children will feel more comfortable.
But we had to leave Saudi Arabia after my husband’s employer went out of business, meaning his visa employment ended. We would have had to return to Syria had we not been able to come to the UK.
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