My name is Belinda and I came to the United Kingdom in June 2004. I was only 12 years old and really nervous. I didn't think I would fit in. I was made to believe only white people lived in this country, and I was afraid I would have racist threats thrown at me. I'm also big so thought I may be bullied. Fortunately that never happened. I was made welcome in this country and managed to make friends easily.
Everyone was really nice; they all seemed interested about where I was from and my history. I was really lucky. I used to go to an English school in Zimbabwe so it prepared me; otherwise I would have found it really difficult to communicate with people here.
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