Thakane Masondo spent most her life in South Africa, but moved to the United States when her mother moved her back over. You would expect her to be a full time student with many friends enjoying her last year of High School as a Senior, but Ms. Masondo struggles to have a relationship with her mother and returns to a homeless shelter everyday after school. She is not able to lead a normal teenage life and is unable to have many friends because of her living situation.
With nowhere to turn, Ms. Masondo ended up last fall in a homeless shelter in the Bronx. She was the youngest person there and often finished her homework on the hallway floor after the lights had been turned off in the sleeping quarters. “I kept asking myself, ‘Why is this happening to me?’ ” she said.
I cant believe the stress and how hard she must struggle to keep herself going to class eachday. Its terrible how some parents can be so heartless to let their children live on the street and not keep in contact with them. Its inspirational to hear of a student thats my age who can keep herself afloat with all the problems surrounding her and to find the motivation to get her diploma and who is trying to go to college.
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