The person has been in Australia for 9 years after arriving as a refugee by boat from their home country. They were happy to arrive in Australia where girls could go to school, unlike in their home country where there was fighting. They found studying English and making friends difficult at first. They received information about education when they arrived but needed to learn about Australian history from family and friends. They would advise other new migrants and refugees to study hard to succeed in the future, and say migrants can be helped to settle by assisting with schoolwork.