My parents are ok. They always say that if we want to achieve anything we have to try harder than the others, but that it’s worth it. We live on a housing estate amongst white families, and in the time we’ve been here they’ve all got used to us. Dad is a carpenter in a small company and almost everyone around here has got something in their flat made by him. Mum works for the local authorities. I’ve got one older brother, Martin, and a sister, Monika. When Monika was born, our parents decided that we’d move. We were living in an old building where there was often no running water, and we had problems with the neighbours. But here it’s cool.   Hi, I’m Monika, Andrea’s sister. I really like my sister, I’d like to be like her one day. She knows what she wants, and she’s good at everything. She’s a great dancer and she’s got loads of friends. I don’t know what I want to do. I like science, but I don’t know if it’s the right direction for me. My parents want me to study at business academy, but I’m not too keen on the idea because none of my friends go there.