story by Mugisha Hoga

at hospital 2011

s2047663 — 2024-10-01 17:36:46 UTC

I went to the hospital but first my mom put salt on my belly to calm the burned down then I went straight to the hospital couples weeks ago my belly started healing then I went straight to my normal belly but the burned spot was still shows.

in Africa in 2011

s2047663 — 2024-10-01 17:36:51 UTC

back in Africa when I was 5 I finished taking shower then I fell asleep close to the stove I started dreaming of sleeping then I fell in the stove and my stomach started burning badly.

in 2018-2019

s2047663 — 2024-10-01 17:37:01 UTC

in 2018 they posted us to come to the USA we went to migration days pasted in 2019 we took the air plan to fly to america it was only me my mom and my dad and my big brother who's old then me 1 year.

in 2019

s2047663 — 2024-10-01 17:37:04 UTC

when we got here in America some of my family members came to visits us at our new house At that time I didn't have any friends and I was kind of surprised at everything because everything was new to me.

in 2020

s2047663 — 2024-10-01 17:37:07 UTC

the kids who helped me with classes became my real friends I got lucky we all were living in the same apartment, days pasted I find another girl who speak my language she became my friends too and we were going to the same school too.

in 2020

s2047663 — 2024-10-01 17:37:10 UTC

I started going to school in 2020 and I didn't speak any English and I was not understanding anything or knows where to go like where's the classes at I was lucky I meet some kids that speak a little bet of English and my language they was helping me like where to go. their names one was Cedrique, another one was Gilbert, and another one was faraja.

in 2023

s2047663 — 2024-10-01 17:37:12 UTC

in 2023 we moved to a different apartment I was kind of sad because in the apartment i used to live in I had a lot of friends there but in 2023 I already knew how to defender myself in English so the apartment we moved in I find another kid who speak same language as me so we became friends too.

in 2023

s2047663 — 2024-10-01 17:37:15 UTC

months passed my dad passed away on September 26 we went to he's funeral. aftta vthat time we didn't had enough money to paid for the rent, bills so we moved back to the old apartments to my big brother who's 53 now we all live together in the same house. my old friends have been there.

in 2023-2024

s2047663 — 2024-10-01 17:37:17 UTC

I changed my old school to Westside I got lucky again my old friends Gilbert, cedrique, and faraja were going here to Westside We continued our friendship now is 2024 we still together since 2019.

2024

s2047663 — 2024-10-01 17:37:20 UTC

I started making a lot of friends at this new school westside now I can speak English and I can help some kids who speak the same language as me who are new to Westside, I can help with translate or show them where's their classes at.