I was at Bove, Central Bougainville, when a pastor came and took me in as his daughter in 1994.
He had to leave during the crisis and refusing to leave me behind, he sought my dad’s consent.
My dad, who was a primary school teacher, gave his approval so we left Bougainville in 1996 and came to Port Moresby.
After a month there, we spent another month in Lae, Morobe Province, before going up to the Highlands.
My adopted dad is from Jiwaka and Boana in Morobe Province.