Hanan's journal entry

I have been in Canada for a couple of months. My life has been changing. Sometimes I feel that is good for me, on the other hand it isn't. Obviously I've started doing most things. My husband is studying now full time. So I have to go to a doctor alone, drop my son and pick him up, buy some food and sometimes I go shopping alone.

I wasn't used to that life when I was in my country. My husband used to buy food for us and take me with the children to the doctor. He used to do everything. Most of the time I was with him, but just to be with him. I some times went with my mom shopping. But I liked going with my husband. Everything now has changed. If I don't do it nobody will do it for me. So no way I have to. I feel happy to share the load, but my husband started to rely on me for buying food and going shopping. This is possibly good for me for further knowledge, but not all the time.

- Hanan Bawazir

From Hanan Bawazir's dialogue journal. Rainmaker Project. Used by permission.