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Kiyomi F.'s Story "Arriving in the Cold"

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Digital Story from the Bawso Stories Project. Kiyomi F.'s story describes coming to Wales for the first time and the unexpected weather. English transcript: It was very nice coming to Wales. I came from East Africa direct to Wales. When I had just arrived, I was not told that I was supposed to have a warm shoe on me and double clothes, stuff like that. Our country is very warm, so I was freezing on the street. I didn’t have any clue. I suffered. That day, I had to go to the shop and explain to the lady in the shop, and she told me, next time, don’t come out of the house when you’re dressed like this. I learnt the hard way. So, last year, I think it was around February, we were still staying at the seaside. When I arrived in Wales, I went to work at the seaside. We came out of the house. When we opened the door, oh my God, snow. The first time of seeing snow. We were like, goodness me! We just came out, stepped in the snow, took pictures. And now that the sun has come up, I am one person who likes sitting at the beach, looking at the water, seeing the sunset, seeing the water come towards me as I run away from it. I like looking at the water, yeah.

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University of South Wales 2024
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14/1/2025
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18/10/2024
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