Unpublished writing from March 2020 ( A different migrant story)
Life as a migrant always has different stories. These are a few examples of my struggle to continue my interest in vegetable gardening. I like to do vegetable gardening out of my passion for environmental conservation, the same way i like to buy second-hand stuff. During my studies back home and my professional career, I had been in environmental conservation works. Composting has always been a good starting point for a household on that journey. After I came to this new country, it took me a year to understand this place in many aspects. I continued my passion for environmental conservation through volunteering in different environmental organizations. I used to talk with other native volunteers and got the impression that rain is a detrimental factor for composting here in Dunedin at the household level. During the course of similar volunteering, I got in contact with a lady who was giving composting training. I participated there and realized it is not as difficult as it has