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Cultural Migration in Autobiography Grundtvig Partnerships 2009-2011

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help me attain more than one goal in life. The birth of my son prolonged my studies a little. But eventually I got the Master’s degree. Nobody, even those who told me not to give up, believed I could find a job in the country where the unemployment rate was 17 percent. Everybody else was leaving the country seeking job somewhere in the West, and besides, I was a foreigner, and citizens had priority (obtaining a citizenship is very difficult, I still don’t have it).

I looked for a job everywhere. I enrolled for another study program. I was happy I could develop myself (and where?! In the city where, among the others, Copernicus and John Paul II studied!).

In the meantime I gave private lessons, translated. Luckily, after my application for exempting me from the foreigners study fees was positively considered by the university authorities, I didn’t have to pay for my studies. I met there many wonderful and good people who inspired me. I’m still friends with some of them today.

I have been working at a university for seven years. I’m planning to write a doctoral thesis. I’m happy that I can teach, not only the language but also the positive attitude to the world, the friendly approach to people, how to be strong. I love life, I love people, I love the rustle of rain, the touch of warm hands, the smiles on my children’s faces. I immensely love the baby sleeping beside me and his brother, who is starting the first grade of the middle school the day after tomorrow. I thank God for my life and I pray for peace in the world. These words resemble those trivial texts of models chosen in beauty contests. But it is true. To have a loving family and close friends, to be sure of the upcoming day – these are the most significant things on our planet.