Anii fi obboloonni koo lamaan Muddee 2016 gara Noorweey dhufne. Noorweey keessatti akkuma Somaaliyaatti hooʼa jenne waan yaanneef uffata ganna uffannee turre. Haataʼu malee, buufata xiyyaaraa yommuu geenyu, qorri bu’aa ture. Qorrinee turre akkasumas qilleensi ni qorra ture. Boorsaa muraasa fidne taʼus, uffata gannaa qofa of keessaa qabu turan.
My two brothers and I came to Norway in December 2016. We wore summer clothes because we thought it would be as warm in Norway as it was in Somalia. However, when we arrived at the airport, it was snowing. We were cold and the weather was chilly. Although we had brought a few suitcases, they only had summer clothes in them.
Qorra taʼus, gara Noorweey yommuu dhufnu baayʼeen gammade. Dhumarratti haadha koo ishee waggaa jahaaf hin argine deebisee wal arge. Haati koo fi hiriyyoonni ishee lama nu qunnaman. Yeroo ishee arginu gammachuudhaan boonne. Konkolaataa keenyaan gara magaalaa xinnoo haarmeen jiraattutti deemne.
Even though it was cold, I was very happy when we came to Norway. I would finally meet my mum again, whom I had not seen for six years. My mum and two of her friends met us. When we saw her, we wept with joy. We drove to the small town where Mum lives.
Guyyoonni jalqabaa magaalaa Harmeen keessatti jiraattuu baayyee kan hin baramne turan. Qabbanaa fi qorri waan tureef waan baay’ee arguu hin dandeenne. Daandiiwwan guutummaatti duwwaa turan. Namoonni muraasni ani wal arge qorraa fi michuu hin qabne natti fakkaatu turan. Somaaliyaa keessatti bakka hundatti namoonni waan jiraniif, asitti wanti hundi akka hin baramne natti dhaga’ame. Haati koo fi hiriyyoonni ishee kennaa tokko tokko nuuf kennanii, achiis uffata qorraa bitachuuf nu fudhattee deemte.
The first days in Mum’s town were very strange. It was cold and snowy and there was not much to see. The streets were completely empty. The few people I met seemed cold and unfriendly. In Somalia there were people everywhere, so everything felt unfamiliar here. My mum and her friends gave us some presents, and then she took us to buy winter clothes.
After the Christmas holidays I joined a Norwegian course at the adult education centre. I studied there for two years before starting in an ordinary school. Now I am in my final year, and I have made many new friends. I am very sociable and enjoy meeting other people.
Barnoota booda gara giddugala tola ooltotaan geggeeffamu dhaqee hojii manaa koo irratti gargaarsa argadha. Giddugalichatti koorsii huccuu hodhuus itti makameera.
After school I go to a centre run by volunteers where I get help with my homework. I have also joined a sewing course at the centre.
Somaaliyaa keessatti mana barumsaa Qur’aana malee mana barumsaa dhaqee ykn koorsii tokkollee fudhee hin beeku. Akkamitti akka dubbisuu fi barreessu hin beeku ture. Amma akkaataa itti barreessan afaan Somaalee fi Noorweey tiin baradheera, akkasumas gosoota barnootaa biroo hedduu baradheera. Barnoota malee nama akkan hin taane natti dhaga’ame. Amma beekumsaa fi gammachuun natti dhagahama.
In Somalia I never went to school or did any courses except Quran school. I did not know how to read or write. Now I have learned how to write in both Somali and Norwegian, and many other subjects. Without education I felt I was nobody. Now I feel knowledgeable and happy.
Bara dhufu kutaa fayyaa fi misooma dargaggoota keessatti barnoota sadarkaa lammaffaa nan eegala. Gara fuulduraatti hojjetaa dargaggoo ta’uu barbaada. Yeroon barnoota koo xumuru abjuun koo hojii dhaabbataa argachuudha. Akkasumas akkaataa konkolaataa itti oofamu barachuu fi hayyama konkolaachisummaa koo argachuu barbaada.
Next year I will start secondary school in the health and youth development section. In the future I want to become a youth worker. When I have finished my education, my dream is to get a permanent job. I also want to learn how to drive and get my driver’s licence.
If I had stayed in Somalia, I think I would have been a mother by now. Perhaps I would already have many children. If I had been in Somalia, I would not have had the same opportunities as I have had now. I feel lucky to live in Norway.
