Kindness of strangers: Leo drove us home in a blizzard, and his parting words have stayed with me

The roads were so treacherous that what should have been a five-minute drive took 40 minutes. My mum didn’t speak much English, so I did the talking Read more in the kindness of strangers series I was graduating from university the same day Storm Goretti was due to hit Birmingham. The forecast was for snow – and lots of it – so I decided to get the bus in, rather than risk driving and having to leave my car behind in a snowstorm. Joining me was my mum. We successfully attended the ceremony ...

By Amrit Atwal as told to Katie Cunningham