Questionnaire  Eisenberg:      3   4   5   

NAME: PE  AGE: 26  PROFESSION:  Teacher for mathematics & computer science  
 1.    

WHERE DO YOU COME FROM?

I come from Ukraine from the town of Donezk. The city has 1.5 million inhabitants.

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 WHY DID YOU LEAVE YOUR COUNTRY/ PLACE OF RESIDENCE?

My husband is a German resettler. He wanted to stay with his mother. She has lived in Germany, Eisenberg since 10 years. I myself have been in Germany since January 2000.1 accompanied my husband, because he wanted to lived in the country of his ancestors.

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DID YOU COME ALONE OR WITH YOUR FAMILY?

With my family ( husband, a son, 5 years old ) My second son was born in Germany.

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 IN WHICH WAY WERE YOU WELCOME?

I was treated in a friendly way, but there were reserved people in my surroundings.

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WHAT DO YOU LI KE AT YOUR NEW PLACE OF RESIDENCE?

It is very quiet here, it's very different to the big city. That's good. I notice the tidy, clean streets in towns. I like that.

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WHAT DO YOU MISS MOST OF ALL?

I miss my parents, friends and collegues most of all. As I stayed at home for 2 years because of the children. I miss the contact to other people.

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HAVE YOU EVER REGRETTED YOUR DECISION TO GO AWAY?

Actually not, but the start without knowledge of the language was hard. There were lots of open questions and I had problems to get orientation in my new surroundings.