Are you someone who has left their country of birth to move and settle somewhere else, or who is thinking of doing so in the future? What led you to take that decision, or what is making you consider it? What have your experiences been until now, and what do you expect and hope for in the future?
Up until relatively recently I was living as a migrant in the imperial core, I’d done so both for education and for work purposes, and lasted about 4 years before visa complications got me deported. I don’t know if I’m going to be attempting it again anytime soon, since the whole ordeal cost me an arm and a leg, but I’m content to try and get a foothold before I consider anything.
Are you from the periphery then? What was your experience while living in the imperial core?
I’m from the global south, and after living in the core, I came away from it mixed. I met some good people, some bad, but most simply unwelcoming. The “community” aspect of society really isn’t the same, and its seemingly every man for himself. As for living conditions, I must concede that it felt safer than back home, but the expenses were ludicrous, rent and food prices seemingly only go up, and work that pays enough is hard to find, especially if you are not native to the land. Maybe if I had completed more education while I was there I would have managed to secure a decent enough life, but that feeling of community I don’t think will ever be there.