My values
- Loving myself
- Empathy
- Believing in my dream and continuing to pursue it until it becomes a reality
- Never give up in life
- Never judge people but understand their story and hence understand why they do what they do
- Helping other people
- Respect others
- Being yourself
- Using the power that I have within me to make the world a better place
Education
Diploma in hotel Management (School of Tourism Nicosia Cyprus)
Bachelor’s degree with honors in International Studies (Open University Milton Keynes UK)
Masters degree in African Studies (Copenhagen University)
Career
Hotel management: Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa.
Simultaneous translator for the Ministry of Justice and Police – Denmark
Lecturer 10 years – Copenhagen University
Language teacher and counsellor – Language School Denmark
Consultant for labor market – Municipality in Denmark for over 15 years until now
Family in Denmark
I have two wonderful children – a girl aged 28, who holds a Masters degree in law and works as a district state attorney. And a boy aged 24, who is taking a bachelors degree in music at the University in London UK. As a mum, I am definitely very proud of my children because they have grown into being very independent, always very loving and amazingly responsible children. I am proud to call them my children and for being their mum.
Moving to a foreign country – from Tanzania to Denmark
I moved to Denmark in 1989, and got married to a Dane at the age of 24. I obviously couldn’t speak the language so I had to learn to do just that. It was quite a struggle, because I had to start from scratch. Despite the fact that I had a good job in Tanzania and I also come from a very good family with cooks and gardeners to do all the house work, I had to forget all about that and literally start working as a chambermaid at a hotel in Copenhagen while studying Danish.
However, I did all this knowing that my main objective in Denmark was to ultimately excel economically and educationally. And so I worked hard towards achieving my goals. Within two years I had mastered the language, and I started to teach Danish as a second language to foreigners here. I took a bachelors degree in International Studies with the Open University in Milton Keynes UK, while working full time in Denmark and at the time I already had two children.
I moved on to doing my masters degree in African Studies at the Copenhagen University, again, while doing two jobs full and part time.
At the time I was lecturing at the Copenhagen University while working as a full-time language teacher and counselor for education and the labor market at a language school.
I now work as a labor market consultant. Setting my goals, and believing in myself during this tough journey in a foreign country, is what kept me going and I have managed to achieve the goals I had set out for myself.
I got divorced after 23 years of marriage, but that has not stopped me from continuing with my struggle to achieve even more of my dreams—namely, my AUTHENTIC STORIES PROJECT, which I sincerely believe has the potential to stimulate conversation and reflection on our lives, whilst instilling hope and courage to overcome adversity. Suffice to say, I am using the power that is within me to make the world a better place.
Hebrews 13:16 “But do not forget to do good and to share , for with such sacrifices, God is well pleased”
Connecting With God
I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and personal Saviour about 7 years ago. This is the best thing that has ever happened in my life because I was able to find peace in my heart. Even though life still has its struggles, peace and serenity allows me to deal with challenges life chucks at me, with a positive attitude. I see possibilities in negative situations, believing that failure is impossible when you stand with the Lord. My resolve and strength to persevere emanates from within and pulls me through, no-matter how tough things get.
As scripture tells us in Psalm 119: 105 “ Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path”
