Thread by @Black_andirish, Hi, my name is Wura (which means Gold), I’m 19 and live [...]

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Black_andirish

Hi, my name is Wura (which means Gold), I’m 19 and live in Dublin.

I was born in Nigeria and came to Ireland when I was 4/5. Growing up in Ireland was hard, my family came to this country as asylum seekers. Which wasn’t easy at all. I was happy to be in Ireland but it was...

...hard to integrate into society because I constantly felt like an outsider. Growing up in direct provision was hard, I felt like I couldn’t be as care free as other children as I had responsibilities along with a constant fear of being deported...

...So I tried to make the most of my time. Luckily We got our papers in 2015 (a bit over 10 years later). I was soo happy, I felt free. But never knew my mind was still trapped ?

I moved on to do my LC and received scholarships for my hard work. Today I study Children and...

...General nursing at UCD. I chose this degree because I want to help people. I know what it’s like to need help. I love nursing, and have just finished my 2nd year.
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I know it all sounds good but I constantly felt lost, trapped in my own thoughts, I didn’t really know who I...

...was, or where I belonged because I wasn’t really “Irish”. But Ireland was all I knew. I wasn’t really “Nigerian” either. I don’t remember anything about living there. I just felt like I had no identity. I started going to the gym and realised that all of that doesn’t really...

...matter. Where your from or the colour of the skin doesn’t define who you are. It’s all about whats in your heart. The gym really helped me mentally, and I feel like I’ve found myself now.

My hope is that one day Ireland can see the beauty in its growing diversity...

...and I feel like if everyone starts to open their eyes to first see the problem we can then start making real changes for a better Ireland. Because we are stronger together and it’s all of us VS Racism

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