There was no access to adequate healthcare in the village and we had to walk for hours to see a doctor. Pregnant women often died during home births. There was always fear for life due to civil war and political unrest, where bombs exploded in public places and cities were attacked. My father was a government official, so there was always an added risk. We moved to the city and my family of four lived in a rented studio apartment. My father came to the United States to study and my family had to stay away from my father for 4 years. Then I came to the United States with my mother and brother. It was a really huge change. It was a very different country and a very different culture. It came with its challenges and took a couple of years to work through them