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8 November 2017updated 06 Sep 2021 3:01pm

Why you should have dinner with an asylum seeker

As an asylum seeker, one of the biggest issues you face at the beginning is loneliness. 

By Teem

I first came to Britain 15 years ago to study travel and tourism. I was 20 so I have grown up as an adult here. When I arrived it felt like a real sense of freedom.

Back in my home country of Mauritius, it was difficult to live my life as I wanted to, because I am homosexual. Many people throughout the community were not supportive of this lifestyle and rejected me, including members of my family.

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