yo yo!

[jem]

Hey all, I just typed in 'discussion board' in google and this came up! I'm Jemila, I'm half welsh half algerian(berber) Im a university student,love music,painting,walking,learning to surf and so on!.
Nice to meet you all!, I'm off to sunny algeria in a week or so, cant wait!

[Jannah]

Hello and welcome, I'm half welsh too, are you in Wales?

[jem]

yeah! haha that is well weird!, i always think because im half welsh half algerian that no one else could be!, where do you come from in wales? im in swansea!

[Jannah]

I'm in London but was from east wales, my Dad's from Abertillery, I grew up in Cwmbran but lived in Newport before coming here, I suppose I think of Newport as home more than anywhere in Wales. Swansea's a really cool place the people are well friendly and you got a city with all that beautiful coastline, I used to go to the gower a lot is that where you're surfing?

[jem]

Yeah! i live down the road from the gower, swansea is alright but it's changed alot! it aint as friendly anymore but as long as you stay away from nightlife n stuff it aint so bad. wales to london, thats some culture difference. do you visit algeria much?do you see wales as your home or algeria?

[Jannah]

hahaha I'm only algerian linked through my husband, and Insh Allah I will be going to Algeria this year, I want to get algerian nationality but you have to live there two years! Yeah it's a culture shock coming here, Wales is so friendly in comparison, people here are so different, and it's way more laid back in Wales, I miss the mountains too, it's so flat here

[jem]

Yeah london seems really uppity! people tend to be ignorant towards others eg- walking in to you in the street and having no concern or respect!, i suppose thats a reflection of modern society though! but its true wales is so much more laid back and better, i'm not sure about the hills though! it means theres always a need to walk up one! I have an algerian passport so im a national by birth. Ive recently been thinking about moving to algeria on a permanent basis even if it is so different from the Uk, i think its a good environment to live within as the uk has too many temptations to be side tracked from what is truly important.Do you think you could ever move there?