19 December 2018 was the day that changed my life. It was the day I arrived in London from Romania, ready to start a new life in the big city.

I like to think of myself as a people person, friendly, open and infinitely adaptable, but I’m so glad that I had people to stay with when I arrived, friends I’d known since I was four years old, because they made the transition to my new home so much easier. Just one month later I was sitting in my very first interview with GHE – I loved them, they loved me, so my UK adventure had truly begun.