Little by little, different people that I have come to know since my arrival became real friends and are now like a new community for me, like a second family. Above all at the beginning I felt alone and having new friends helped me at getting over this sad feeling. It was not easy because in some occasions I found racist and discriminatory attitudes towards foreigners, but I also meet very good people. With them I felt accompanied and happy, which was key to start to feel like at home in the new country. This new community made me feel protected because I knew I could count on them in case of necessity. At the same time, I became a reference for other people.