NARRATIVE INTERVIEWS WITH PEOPLE WHO MOVED TO OTHER COUNTRIES Hi there, my name is Jaroslav Plotnikov, I am migration educator and I want to introduce my project: Migration – how people did it. Real stories from the real people – interviews with happy expats about their way and successful life in their sweet-dream country. This is the article-serie which I believe one day will issued as paper-book. My goal is to encourage people who want emigrate but don't know how to start. The “narrative interview” dictates that I will interrupt you as little as possible (if you hang too much in the details of one event for example). Instead of “question-answer” format, you just tell your true story. The questions below will guide you, helping to cover the topics which are most interesting for our readers. The appropriate duration of the whole interview should be 30-60 minutes. *********************************************************************** THE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS BRIEFLY ABOUT YOU 01: Where do you live now (your current city and country)? 02: For how long have you lived there? 03: Do you live alone or do you live with your family, parents, friend or partner? 04: What is your education? Do you work in this field? What is your occupation (or business)? 05: What is your monthly income (active, passive)? [Don’t answer if you don't want to. However it would be nice to mention this critical point - if your monthly income is above or under of $1100, - (equivalent in your local currency) HOW IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING 06: How did it happen that you decided to go to another country? 07: How much time was there between your first ideas to move to your first practical steps to emigrating? 08: What were the “first practical steps”? What did you do first of all? 09: What did you think in the beginning – how long would you stay in the country you wanted to go? 10: Do you regret choosing the country where do you presently live? Was it really the right choice for you? 11: What kind of permission do you have – a visa (which you have to refresh)? Or do you have a residence permit? 12: Would you like to become a citizen of country where you presently live? 13: Do you think you will stay here for longer? Or do you have another country where you would like to live? YOUR MIGRATION (Period of time between “first efforts to migrate” and “my life today”) 14: What were your “mile stones” in this period of time? 15: What were the 2 biggest difficulties? 16: How did you overcome them? 17: Looking back from the today's point of view – what would you do in another way? ENCOURAGING WORDS (For those who dream to live in other country) 18: What did and does give you the power to keep on moving during your “downs”? 19: Who or what helped you on your way? 20: What is your opinion about your job – do you prefer to work offline or online? Is it better to work as employee, as freelancer or to run your own business? 21: What would you advice those who dream to go to other country but have no idea HOW to realize that? 22: What were your 2 best “power-tips” that helped you reach your dream country?

• published: 04 Apr 2015
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