8 Pounds A Week

Living in an hotel as an asylum seeker can be frustrating. First of all, the food they serve to us which include, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Unfortunately the food is not fresh and healthy. Moreover, it has a bad smell which illustrates it is not fresh at all. Unfortunately, I have made couple of complaints but nothing has changed. Since my arrival, I was expecting to have a normal life at least. But it is hard since the food is not good at all. I have lost about 4 kg. Also, I still have not received any financial support yet, I am supposed to get 8 pounds a week. I have been waiting for it since July last year. This amount will make a difference although it does not sound much. There are many things which made frustrating. The first thing is I do not have a fridge and a microwave in my room and I am not allowed to have one. It is so hard for me to stock some food in the room. There are also no shampoo or body washes and deodorant which are necessities. These things have effected my mental and physical health. What I need is just healthy meals.

A Cotton Tree asylum seeker