I had the impression to be from another planet
By Lucrece | From : Paris, France | School : Club BarbesHello my name is lucrece , I am seventeen years old, i go to a university . I’ve been living in France for 3 years; before I came to France I lived in my country of origin CAMEROON. When I was young my dream was to come to Europe because I consider France one of the best countries to find the opportunity to have a good life and education. My regret is that i left my family , my cousins, aunts and uncles and also my friends which I grew( grown) up with. And I was sad because I didn’t get to say goodbye, because my friends did not know about my departure. Before coming to France I lived in a friend’s mother’s house, she was very strict with me. To come in France I must pass an exam or if I didn’t pass it I should stay in CAMEROON. To pass this exam I worked hard because I wanted to come in France. After three months I passed my examination. I was very happy to know that I would come to find my mother and my father in France. Before leaving my country we took family pictures together that I saved preciously and my friends were not aware of my journey because I had to keep it secret but I took advantage of every moment which I passed with them. When I was to go take the plane all my family was with me, and I was sad to tell them good bye. When I came to France I realized that it was very cold in France and that French people have diverse origins and that landscape is beautiful. After two weeks I went to a new school and I was the only black person and at first I had difficulty in becoming integrated and I had the impression to be in another planet and I wanted to go back into my country and when I expressed myself people had difficulty understanding. After a few months I felt more confident because I met people of the same origin as myself and when I spoke people listened to me.