Programme Erasmus + Europe on the move : Migration Biographies Interviews
Question : Where do your parents come from ?
MARIA
Maria : My parents come from “ Imvros ” which is an island that was Greek but know it belongs to Turkey . I was born in Thessaloniki Greece , but now I live here in Germany . I came here a few years ago actually 4 years ago .
Q : Why did you come here for ?
M : I came here because I was married here so I had to live here . I was a teacher of New Moudania Lyceum but know I am in a Greek school of Munich .
Q : Would you prefer to come back to Greece or to stay here ?
M : I knew it from the start that I would live here so I don ’ t think of coming back to Greece , here I made my home , here I made my family so I don ’ t think about coming back .
Q : How did you feel the change from Greece to Germany ?
M : In the beginning it was a little bit difficult because people here are different from people in Greece and also the lifestyle here is very different but I adapted easily because I found a job very quickly . I have my husband and my family , so my integration was easier than other people .
….. Q : To you ? M : Because since I have been here for a while , I would say the sun and the natural beauty , but because there are natural beauties here as well I don ’ t miss Greece so much . But my family and friends and mostly the culture is very difficult to get used to living without . The culture here is blossoming at all levels but just because I have a difficulty with the language here I can ’ t get the most of it . I also miss the theater and the cinema . …. M : When I am in my country , I miss the German organization in their work . Also the transportation is easier here . To move with public means of transport is an adventure in Greece . … M : Yes , but we have to see the negative things , not just the positive ones . For example people here are a little unapproachable and more remote . They are not so often interested in their neighbor . No noble ways exist . In Greece we think that young people should give the elderly their seat in a public bus . Here it is ok to see a child aged 10-15 years old sitting down , while an elderly person is standing .
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