I grew up in Lebanon, but we weren’t citizens there because my family were Palestinian refugees. As a result, we didn’t have many rights, and when the war between Israel and Lebanon started in 2006, my father decided we should migrate to Australia.
I was 11 years old when we first arrived. At first, I was excited but after a while I realized that it wasn’t going to be that easy. Back in Lebanon, I was always the top of the class and here, my grades dropped because of my English, which really affected my self esteem . . .