MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE of Being a Black Woman in England
Disclaimer: This is not poetic, beautiful, proofread, meant to be in a magazine or book. These thoughts are as raw as the wounds…
I’m black and European and I’ve lived in England for 4 years and I disagree , most people don’t really care what colour you are over here .If you want to see how it is , then go have your own experience and make your own opinion , don’t rely on one argument to dictate what you think of a whole country.I’m not saying her point is invalid because the poor girl obviously had this bad experience but it would be highly dangerous to take conclusions too quickly…I mean I don’t mind if you want to stay in America for ever but Idk , give the world a go…
^Maylyhyn, As you have had the same reaction as many other people I would just like to take this opportunity to reiterate that this has been MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, the things that have happened to me have a lot to do with who I am as a person, how I look as an individual: a point that I tried to express throughout my blog post. I certainly did not write that to scare or deter anyone from travelling. I was simply writing about my personal experiences.
Also, as much as I have been through hard times here, I have also had some amazing moments and if given the choice again, I would still choose to travel. What I wouldn’t and did not choose, was the way that some people reacted to/treated me.
As a matter of fact, what has happened to me in England hasn’t shaken me to the point of being broken. I am scarred, yes, but I am alive and will continue to live and do and see the things that I want to. I actually just got back from Amsterdam and loved it and am going travelling next week to Dublin, Ireland / Paris, France / Barcelona, Spain and Florence, Italy. I encourage others to explore the world for themselves, but just be prepared, cautious and aware.
