Cristi J. about living and working abroad in the 1990s Like many Romanians, after the Revolution, Cristi went to work in Germany. He crossed the border, he occupied an abandoned house, and passed by Rostock in the very night when some hundreds of fascists were attacking a home that was sheltering thousands of migrants and asylum seekers from Eastern Europe (including Romania). I went to Germany in 1992-1993. A sister of mine had went there with her husband and we were talking on the phone every night and she was going on and on about how we should come too,…
Interview with Liliana Nechita Liliana Nechita (b. Angheluță) was born in 1968 and she is currently living in Italy. Back in 2013 “Avantaje” magazine published her testimonial in their “The exodus of the mothers” project and by 2014 her book “Bitter Cherries” was printed by Humanitas. How long have you been living in Italy and what kind of jobs did you have? I’ve been living there for more than 9 years and I’ve worked all sorts of jobs, I didn’t pick and choose, I couldn’t afford that. What made you to write Bitter Cherries? I began writing Bitter Cherries the…
Ana S. In 2010, Ana stayed in Oslo, Norway, for 5 months. The discrimination she was subjected to prevented her from finding a job, despite her bachelor’s degree in Design. She had to live with 11 other migrants from all over the world in a tiny apartment. She made a living out of selling her handmade jewelry. In 2015 she left for England, where she is currently living. I’d found this recruiting company called M. S. Wranghel online. Actually, a friend found them, we were searching together, we wanted to leave for England. Eventually I left and he stayed in…
Interview with Ms. Lenuța (Venus) The interview was recorded in Turnu Măgurele town, in August 2015, in the frame of the project Maskar. It was recorded in front of Lenuţa and her husband’s house, at the time they were expecting their children and grandchildren to visit them from abroad. What’s your name and age? I’m 48 years old and my name is Lenuța. My nickname is Venus – the goddess of beauty. Where did you work abroad? I went to work in Spain and it was not easy at all – but what am I saying, it was actually really…