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[quote=Anonymous]I became illegal going from one program (changing visa) to another. I refused to marry the man 30 year older than I and he through me on the street.
I was picked up by another opportunist, and raped several times a week while I stayed with him vs streets. He lived with his friends because he was too poor or cheap to have his own place in DC.
I ended up getting a job in a shadiest restaurant I had ever see. He collected $5k of my money before I was able to leave. This was 25 years ago. I actually think I was a lucky one. There were some who ended up with pimps. There was a rich couple from Potomac, two acquaintances, a student organization, my college, and my  embassy that tried to help, but it didn't work out.
Now looking back, all I needed was a room of my own for a month or two and a job. It was hard to work while being physically and mentally abused. Rooms back then went for a $300 a month. Nobody had that much money to give.
All the help came with strings attached or it simply wasn't enough. I ended up helping several foreign students like myself later on, but I'm still sick to my stomach looking back what I went through ca 9 month until I got my own place.[/quote]

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