With good and bad moments, the year 2017 is coming to an end and the time is now inopportune to sum up. On this occasion, IPN set the goal of finding out how 2017 was for Moldovans from the country and abroad; if it was the year when they decided to build the future at home or became more determined to leave; if it was the year when they started or closed a business or experienced something special. Today we will find out how 2017 was for a young woman who emigrated recently to the UK, Olga Ursu.
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“My name is Olga Ursu. I am 26 and I am from Chisinau, the Republic of Moldova. This is how I start to introduce myself here, in the UK, without backgrounds and display of all medals. Here, you are a foreigner, but you are tespected and enjoy more rights and values than in your own country,” stated the young woman.
Olga graduated from the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences in 2013. Later she added one more diploma to her collection as she also graduated from the master’s course on emotional culture. She is proud of these diplomas, but these stay quietly and wait for their turn.
The year 2017 was for her a year with many changes, with new starts and horizons. It was her first year as an emigrant. “It was a good year for me. It was productive and with more results than I expected. I got a work contract and this is not at all easy in the UK as most of the companies here work with agencies that provide workforce. Being listed at an agency means instability and tied hands, while the status of contract employee offers much more possibilities. I managed in a record period of time to advance in job, from simple operator to team leader, and this is an important step for me,” stated the young woman.
The year was also full of nice experiences. She managed to do a lot, almost everything she planned to do while still at home. The fact that she managed to solve a number of health-related problems is the most important thing. “I cannot still believe that I needed a year to do all these. At home, I had been trying to solve these problems for four years. I learned a lot during a year. I learned the most important lesson of life and I am satisfied. I do not regret that I left homeland. It was the year I witnessed a 180 degree change in my life in the good meaning and this year made my set bigger goals as it is possible to achieve such here,” said the woman.
Even if she emigrated not long ago, Olga Ursu already set the objectives for next year. She aims to apply for studies and aspires to a better job as in the UK one is motivated to develop, is helped and is encouraged, as she said.
Alina Marin, IPN
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