During the last years it has increased the number of people who want to start their lives in a new countryas they hope to find better work and academic opportunities, in order to improve their quality of life and that of their families.
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Generally, European countries are some of the most sought-after places to start a new life, and destinations such as Spain, Portugal, France and Italy receive thousands of migrants every year.
However, many times not everything is as you think, because Starting a life far from what you know, from family, friends and other loved ones can be devastating.
In the last few hours, the story of Isabela Munivec, a young doctor, graduate of the Simón Bolívar University in Barranquilla, who left her life in Colombia to settle in Rome, Italy, became known through social media.
The Colombian woman says that not everything was as she thought, that going on vacation was one thing and living there full-time was quite another, arguing that nothing should be idealized.
“Let’s talk about something seriously and it’s how overrated I had Italy and how undervalued I had Colombia. I came to live approximately three months ago, almost four months ago here in Italy, and I feel that living here was too overrated,” says the young woman on her social networks.
He continues his explanation by asking himself: “In what sense? I felt like everything was perfect here, which it wasn’t. I felt like everything was horrible or not enough for me in Colombia. And I feel that the fact of living here and not just coming on vacation, gives you a different perception, both of your country and the country you are living in.”
Similarly, the woman assures that nothing should be idealized in life, because the experiences are one’s own and it can happen the other way around or with anything: “European people may idealize Latin America, The lesson is not to idealize absolutely anything, not to idealize Latin America, not to idealize Europe, not to idealize men, not to idealize absolutely anything. Because yes, it is a beautiful country, but it also comes up against many differences, we definitely have to stop idealizing it.”
Following the post, which has gained great popularity on social media, she has received all kinds of comments, including: “What you have to hear and see on these networks is crazy”, “I completely agree with you, Europe is overrated”, “The same thing happened to me, now that I am here I have learned to love my country even more”, “Whenever I tell people in Colombia and Italy that I prefer Colombia 1000 times, they are surprised”, “Many Colombians have to leave Colombia to really appreciate it”, among others.
ALEJANDRA HERNÁNDEZ TORRES
DIGITAL SCOPE EDITORIAL
TIME
