Digital Story from the Bawso Stories Project.

Pure Heart’s story, "Beach Bay", describes a joyful beach day spent with new friends from the refuge, sharing laughter, support, and memorable moments, making it an unforgettable experience.

English transcript: Yeah, the beach day, I was happy. I was really excited that day because, you know, in Africa we normally sit on one place, chatting, laughing and that day was the first day that I go out with people. I met new people that I did not meet before and then there was like, I know them years ago and we all were laughing and joking, eating and drinking and having fun. And people in the refuge they are lovely, yeah, because I remember one lady come there with two children and then she was crying and she asked me like, what is it like here, I said you will be fine. Trust me. This is how it was when I first came, my first night here. But after two, three days that I know that everything will be fine, everybody in here we are, we are all the same in this place, so you will be fine. When new people come there I always want them to feel free and comfortable because when I first come the people I met there, that’s how they welcome me. They always tell me that you’ll be fine, everything will be okay now. And that day we went to the beach, that day was, the day that I will never forget. We went out, took pictures, there was another lady that was celebrating her birthday that day, her son come there and surprised with flowers and cakes. So we really enjoyed that day. After a few months I met with the lady, and I showed her the pictures, and she was surprised, asked me, oh you’ve still got these pictures? I say yes I still got them, because that day is the best day of my life.