My Immigration process and how journaling help me
Two years ago, I took the most difficult decision in my life until that moment. After living seven days without electricity I decided to leave my country and start a new life.
The real meaning of belong
At the beginning, when I made the decision I only wanted to cry so hard, I didn’t want to leave my house, my father, my family, my friends and all that I knew, the place where I grew up in and where I feel that I belong to.
For me, “belong” was the most difficult part. I arrived at my new home on a Wednesday evening. It was raining and I was seeing everything in slow motion. I felt so strange, it’s a unique feeling that I haven’t experienced before because when you’re on a trip it’s all excitement and unknown but this time was different. I felt uncomfortable, I only wanted to cry and go back home.
The first few days, I went to some different places to get to know the city, I went to supermarkets, malls, parks, etc. You could say “Oh, it was a nice beginning” but in fact, I felt sad, it was a bitter sweet experience.
The need to share my feelings
Feeling that way and looking for a new job in a new city, living for the very first time with another person as a couple it was the perfect combination for me to feel overwhelmed so I started to look for a way to express my feelings. Because when you’re away you don’t want to worry your relatives with things that seem not important.
Some days, I took notes on the regular app note in my phone, only phrases or maybe the way I feel at that moment. It was a very spontaneous process and I didn’t think that I could share those notes with complete strangers. So I started to look for more information about journaling, the benefits of doing it and some good apps for it and that’s how I found Goodnight Journal.
Goodnight Journal came to my life
At the beginning, I wrote about very common and superficial things, like how was my day or maybe a phrase or upload a picture but then when I received a feedback or a nice comment for the community, it was like magic. I’ve talked about my anxiety problem, how sad I feel for any kind of problem, my insecurity about my body, about love, everything.
For me, it’s a nice way to finish my day and I can see that Goodnight Journal has built a great and supportive community. When I see my past entries, right now I realize how much I’ve learned, how much I’ve grown and how much the journaling has helped me to be a better person, for me and for others.
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