Desert Flower by Dirie Waris

Author:Dirie, Waris [Dirie, Waris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Non-Fiction, Memoir, Biography, Autobiography
ISBN: 9780688172374
Amazon: 4794209207
Barnesnoble: 4794209207
Goodreads: 8745
Publisher: Soshisha
Published: 1998-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“Well, why don’t you go to school part-time and work part-time? Don’t worry about what kind of job it is just take anything until you learn English.”

“Will you help me’

“Sure, I’ll help you.”

I tried to get a room at the YMCA, but it was full with a waiting list. All the young people wanted to be there because it was cheap and very social, with an Olympic-size pool and fitness center. I added my name to the list, but in the meantime I knew I had to do something because I couldn’t keep taking up poor Halwu’s space. Right across from the YMCA, however, was the YWCA; it was full of elderly people, and fairly depressing, but I took a room there temporarily and set out to find a job. My friend suggested logically, “Why don’t you start by looking right here?”

“What do you mean? Right where?”

“Right here. Right here,” she said, pointing. “McDonald’s is just next door.”

“I can’t work there there’s no way I can serve people. Don’t forget, I can’t speak English or read. Besides, I don’t have a work permit.” But Halwu knew the ropes, and following her suggestion, I went around back and applied for a job cleaning the kitchen.

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