We (German hubby, the rest of us – 4 at the time – dual German/British citizens) came over to Scotland in 2000. We wanted a change of scenery and to escape the rat race and also I felt nostalgia for Britain, where I had spent some time as a kid. We knew well that there would be a financial price to pay – and indeed we took a hard hit! – but a more peaceful less stressful life was going to be worth it. And it was! No regrets! We all agreed on a trial, ‘cos I was the pushing force here. If any one of us had not been happy after a year, we would have returned to Germany.
In Limbo
Magdalena’s Story
I arrived in the UK in 2007 along with my fiancé who became my husband in 2009. We decided to settle in Northern Ireland for unknown reasons. We did not consider the terrible weather here, that’s for sure!
Peter’s Story
I turned 40 this year and this period feels like a crossroads in my life.
I was born in Canada of Dutch parents and moved to the UK when I was six in 1983. Except for four years spent in France between 1988 and 1992, I’ve lived here since then. The UK is effectively my home.
Simona’s Story
I am a Romanian national and this is my and my husband’s story. We met online in 2005, it was love at first sight, but we decided to not rush into anything. So we kept our relationship alive via chat, old-fashioned letters (I still have the invitation he sent me to come and meet him), telephone calls and parcels with little presents.
