When I Came To Rwanda Essay

I originally came from the Democratic Republic of Congo. I was born into a big family., togetherTogether there are eleven of us. There were nine children, , and I was the third oldest. My three youngest siblings died when we were fleeing my old home. In 1994 we fled Congo because there was no peace, only war. We went to Rwanda as refugees. There, we spent the longest portion of my life. It felt like it lasted an eternity. It was miserable, there was little food, little water, few jobs and the housing was miserable. Before the camp, we had everything we could ever need; we had food, water, jobs and a nice home. We had to leave though because of the war. We fled to Rwanda, to a camp called Gihembe. Life was hard. Supplies from the United States would come in, but not very often. They would bring shoes, clothes, water and food. The only problem was that they would come one month, then you would not see them for two or three months afterwards. We were all hungry all of the time. We were in that camp for eighteen years. There was no easy way to get a job, so many of the refugees stayed home and waited for government vehicles to bring supplies. Many times they waited months. There was never enough food. My father had to take up whatever odd jobs he could just to earn a little extra to buy extra food. Money was very hard to …show more content…
I went to their orientation and heard what they stood for and what they would help me accomplish. I gave it some time and after a while I decided to attend the Gerald Ford Job Corps. It was difficult coming here for the first time. I did not like the dorms, they were cold and I did not feel comfortable being with the other students since I had such a hard time understanding English. I didn’t, and still don’t like the food. Now, I am ok. I get along with everyone, they are all friendly with me, even though I still have a hard time understanding English. My friends talk slowly so I can understand what they are