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'Home' for the last forty - two days has been a tiny room
shared with many other families in the lower decks of the ship (Citta di Genova). During the daytime we battled seaickness and during the night we fought sleeplessness.The ships were old and run down . It was the women's job to clean the rooms , toilets and corridors.It was poorly ventilated . It was a long journey and our emotoins ranged from excitement at the adventure , to being scared about the future. The journey on the ship was very rough and wild with huge seas and storms . The food was really bad and there was not enough fresh water to cure everyone. There were squeaking rats in the kitchen and spiders in the rooms.The sheets on the beds had holes in them and they were moldy a little too. Mothers had to fan their babies cool because of the extreme heat. The poor babies were almost lifeless and gasping for breath.We got served cold food that was inedible but what choice did we have but to eat it.

By Diana