Are Kosovars ‘here’ and ‘there’ aiming for the same future?
Those in Kosovo and the diaspora appear to be drifting ever-further apart.
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We were supposed to be naive and feel guilty for having had the opportunity to grow up in a first world country. Yeah, as if this sense of guilt hasn’t been our life since forever.
I hadn’t backed down, but I also didn’t speak a single word in German because me being a local or not was not the problem in this moment.
For every disillusioned emigrant out there who gave up on returning home to his or her motherland, there is a local who curses the unfortunate prospects of making this place worth staying in.
Drenizë Rama
Drenizë Rama studied Psychology in Austria and France. As a passionate traveller she explores cultures and societies around the world and captures her impressions through writing and photography.
This story was originally written in English.