THE SUFFERING OF MIGRATION

 WHAT IS MIGRATION? Migration refers to changes of residence of people from one place to another, crossing geographical limits, for example: from one region to another, from one commune to another. habitual residence from one region to another, has the status of migrant. The causes and consequences of migration are political, social, economic or cultural situations that drive the departure from the place of origin or the arrival at the place of destination. In general, these are factors that reduce quality of life and that the migrant tries to solve by moving from their city or country.

QUESTION

WHY AND HOW MIGRATION AFFECTS FAMILIES? The main reason why it affects is that in most times a family member leaves and the family nucleus remains incomplete, in the case of children they are raised without a father or mother which is detrimental because they do not have a guide that prevents children enter a stage of your life that are in bad steps, which leads to that is rebellion

WHY DOES THE MIGRATION OCCURS? Migration is the displacement of a population that occurs from one place of origin to another destination and entails a change in habitual residence in the case of people or habitat in the case of migratory animal species. Most of those who emigrate do so for economic reasons, fleeing poverty, seeking access to work, a better standard of living, better working conditions and remuneration, or in more critical cases, for survival reasons.

 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MIGRATION: 

ADVANTAGES: Migration can lead to an increase in the growth rate of GDP in destination countries, an increase in the wages of migrants, and an expansion of the indirect benefits of remittances for countries of origin

DISADVENTAGES:

• Socio-economic problems.
• The search for individual or family development.
• Lack of work.
• The political-ideological persecution.
• The insecurity product of violence.
• The wars.
• Ethnic religious persecution.
• The improvement of the quality of life.

HOW DID THE MIGRATION CHANGE ME ON A PERSONAL LEVEL? I change in two aspects which is the family and my person, since I was migrating to what I was and I was afraid of moving away from my family and my person since when you travel to another country illegns. 

HOW DID MY POINT OF VIEW CHANGE, WHEN I HAVE TO MIGRATE? My point of view changed a lot since I learned to hold my family more because I never believed I was separated from my family, and also because I learned to become stronger in life and more independent in life since it was very hard because I learned to function on my own.

WHAT THE MIGRATION IS? Internal migration occurs when the movement of people occurs within the same country and external when there is an international movement from one country to another. Human migrations have been present throughout human history, since when any environmental, demographic, cultural, religious, socio-political or economic problem arose; people were forced to move from one place to another. Consequently, migrations occur more for social, political and economic reasons. To understand why people migrate, let us remember that the most basic concept of man's economic problem is to solve his unlimited needs, with the resources he has. This helps us understand that when people see the risk of not being able to meet their needs, they move from one place to another.

CONCLUSION: My personal point of immigration is that it makes me very sad since many families suffer or are separated by this chaos, this happens due to the bad steps of the government and a war is waged, but most of the time it is because the country is in crisis and people migrate to get a better life 

 

 

FABIANA FERRIN 

 

Genesis Encalada Blog

 

‘A new life, a new fear’

 

I have never known the city, since I was little, I imagined it as the movies where cities are very modern and technological, when they told me that I would move it was like a combo of emotions because I would be leaving my whole life behind and starting a new one.

Starting because I have to leave my lifelong friends and I have the fear of not being able to adapt to a new environment where everything is faster and people are strange to me here in the city because I knew everyone in one place, to define this I will tell you the advantages and disadvantages of going to live in the city being from a rural area.

In the part of disadvantages, I can say that the truth is very nice to live in an area where everything is simple, quiet and that is what I will miss the most, losing contact with my friends also affects me a lot because I do not want to lose anyone.

On the other hand, being honest there are many advantages of living in the city, I will receive a better education, I will meet new people, I will know places and that excites me, it is a new experience that I will adapt according to the time.

I think that very soon I will adapt, I am a teenager and although it may be hard to live in a totally unknown place, I know that I will get used to it and have a new life and at the same time new fears.

Another phase

Hello everyone

Today I tell you one of my stories, when I was little, I went to live in the city and everything was new for me, for me it’s a very big change and difficult to bear as everything changed, my house, my friends, my school, the environment, everything was very different, even though I was a little girl, I say how worried my parents and grandparents were.

To be in the city my parents not found so quick a house but next some nice people can they let us rent some of their properties and I so happy in that moment and also now, when past the time my parents they find a good job and we they world I see in your face that like a lot that job, it was not easy to deal with the rejection of many people, but when as time passed, we had more opportunities my family and I.

School was a difficult period in my life, it still is, but now there are not many people that bother me, is more relax, my parents looked for many schools and I gave exams to be able to enter until I got to a very good school and I felt very good the first days as later it was more complicated but now it is easier.

The other day I was very curious to know why we came to the city and if it was difficult for the family to live in another place, since all the time I was thinking about myself but I never thought about the other members of my family. So, I went to see my grandfather to tell me the whole story.

I asked my grandfather how difficult it was to move to the city, and he told me, its was very hard, because all my life I live there and I already had my friends but, the city is very beautiful and quality, you can do many more things, it has a shopping center, restaurants, more schools, here are many more opportunities, for me and your parents are difficult but next are normal that life, at the beginning I did not know what to do but then we were supporting him as a family, now I really like the city but if I would like to go back to my native land.

The words of my grandfather are very beautiful and delicate, without a doubt the whole family had a hard time moving to another place, but we went ahead, without a doubt I migrated to the city, the city may have more things and everything but it does not compare with the resources that you can have in a rural area.

I want to give you a message of encouragement because even if you have moved to another city or state, you can get ahead in addition to all difficulties, it was not so ugly for me to move but now if I moved it would be very, very difficult, I want to tell you that it is new in another place it is not so bad since you start from cero and that may be the best start of your story. Create your own story accompanied by your family.

Bye 💗

 

A radical change

 

A radical change

16 November, 2021

So, you are about to move from a rural area to a city?

Here's my perspective on the changes you go through when you move to a city.

I used to live in the rural area of Mulalo located in the city of Latacunga, Ecuador at the age of 13, I attended school as I lived during the two months of summer, within this area internet was not available and therefore telephone services were poor and communication was almost non-existent.

The advantages of living in a rural area are that the lifestyle is more relaxed as you can hear your own feelings because the town is not infested or full of people, you can have a relaxed and deep contact with nature and the environment is a perfect environment to develop our ideas and recover certain traditions, you can do outdoor activities and this will allow you to lose weight a little, like everything good there is a bad thing and the negative of living in a rural area is that communications are almost nonexistent as there are no digital lines or broadband, supermarkets do not have all the products such as cleaning products for people to live properly and there are no medical services during the weekends or in the evening hours.

The advantages of living in a city bring great offers of services and leisure so that families can cover all their basic needs through food stores, emergency health centers and schools, likewise children will not get bored because they can perform leisure activities such as going to the movies, theater, restaurants or even concerts, One of the great benefits of living in the city is that the society can have a good communication because there are infrastructures, highways and public transport that allows them to move efficiently and quickly and also the society has a more active social life because the fact of living within a larger population center gives them the advantage of being able to meet many more people in a simple and fast way.

When I moved from the town of Mulalo to the city of Quito, Ecuador I had the problem of discrimination against my family and me when we went to eat in a restaurant because they called us peasants and told us that we did not deserve to eat because according to them no one in my family worked honestly, I have also witnessed many robberies that can occur because people take their valuables at the wrong time but also certain police are somewhat corrupt and this causes crime to continue to grow but nevertheless as you can see there are more positive factors than negative ones. Living in the city is great. It may make you distrustful, worry or anxious at times but I assure you or guarantee that when you stop living in the city you will miss it a lot because you have grown to love it. Just make sure you come back for the holidays!

 

 

 

Esteban Morales                                                                                             I DP “C”

THE STORY BEHIND MIGRATION

November, 18^th 2021.

"Migration is not a pleasure, but an inescapable necessity and therefore it is a right" - Blessed John Baptist Scalabrini. Starting from the concept of migration ''The displacement of a population from one place to another destination, in order to find a better quality of life in different nation'', I can say that people have to migrate out of necessity, although, we can also consider that they decide to do it, in consequence of survival and economical issues.

 

Have you ever thought about how much families suffer when one member of their clan has to migrate? When I try to answer this question, I really need help, because, I’ve never been through a situation like this, so, I always ask my grandfather to tell me his story, since, he has to migrate from a rural area to an urban one with his family, and I’d like to know more about this process and how difficult it was to adapt for him to his new home and to start living a life from scratch.

 

Do you want to know more about migration process? So, let’s get started. 

The best thing of migration

 

While is truth that migration is a difficult process, we must have in consideration that migration is a period of change, in which, entire families go through a moment in which they seek to improve their job opportunities and thus become a better person and their best version. One of the funniest experiences that my grandfather told me, was that one night, he and his siblings were walking around a forest and they just looked a shadow behind them, so, they really scared, but, when they flipped, they saw a pretty and amazing scarecrow, it looks as a funny clown.

 

The good news is that, with migration we can learn and know more about other cultures, and, we can travel around the world, in search of a new and best lifestyle. We can perceive traditions, languages, idioms, traditional food, dances, gorgeous places and the way a person expresses him or herself within the general atmosphere of their country, as well. 

The worst thing of migration

 

Once a time, that my grandfather and his family, decides to migrate to another country, there is no turning back, given that a migration process requires a previous preparation. The most painful thing is that they must be get away from their rest of the family, and they have to make up their mind, that they may never see the others members of their family again. When you go abroad, is important to become acquainted with all the things that you’re going to deal with different challenges, troubles and realities, that will mark your future in that country. 

Coupling to the new weather, transportation and neighborhood.

 

Like our course changes, our personality and our capacity to think about different situations in our lives also change, and, when my grandfather and his family arrived to another country, they actually felt very weird and strange, since, they don’t know anything about the place in which they found at the moment, so, they really need to adapt to the weather, that sometimes, varies a lot, I mean, one day it is too hot and suddenly, the next day rains a lot, and normally people, suffering a lot, because, they usually get sick.

 

Other problem of migrate, according to my grandfather, is the transportation, and, he refers that it’s not as easy as he thought, the biggest struggle was knowing what transport they need to take or choose, without knowing anything, it’s very complicated to locate us, so, my grandfather and his siblings, used to lost a lot in the urban area, was a really problem for them to go to their school and move within the city. The neighborhood, was a really big problem too, inasmuch as they were very crazy, impolite, noisy and annoying people.

It’s really worth migrating?

 

From my grandfather’s point of view, yes, migrating will help us to have a better quality of life, which, although at the beginning, will be difficult for us, over time, it will become easier for us, because, we will already know how the process works. If you are a person, who at the moment, is going through a moment of migration or you are undecided, my grandfather can give you an advice that will allow you to develop better in the migration environment, such as the fact, look for a safe place in which you can spend the night, always wear appropriate clothing for the cold and heat, like clothing, food, drink is essential for our survival, and last but not least, always carry medications with you, in case that you need it.

Advices for migration

 

Next, you’re gonna receive some tips, if somebody or even if you’ll migrate. All the ones you’ll find are given by my grandfather, so, I really hope, that you can appreciate it and enjoy it, and of course, hopefully it will serve you.

• Work on feelings of empathy. 

• Demystify prejudices with judgment and knowledge.

• Give security to public opinion. 

• Help not to politicize the immigration issue.

• Promote the association of the host society with migrants.

• See what the others do. 

Conclusion

Finally, my conclusion, and based on my grandfather’s experience, what I’d say, is, that our life will not always do as we perceive it, since, life will never stop surprising us, putting different challenges, surprises in it, which, without any doubt, will help us to function better in it. environment in which we live, so personally, I believe that if we want to have a better life, we must know how to take advantage of opportunities.

Karoline Ayelén

Personal blog

18 november, 2021

If you are about to move from one place to another the first thing you need to know is that It is not easy, particularly if you are a teenager because you're passing through some emotions and changes are not easy, it depends on where are you going to move.

It also affects teenagers because it feels like losing a part of your life and you feel like leaving your friends behind and also as if you were never going to see them again, but you can also be wondering how will be your new home, these are a lot of feelings at the moment of moving, I guess the hardest thing is moving to another city or country because the most probably is that those feelings become fear because in that case you are worried about it makes true your thoughts about never see again your friends or family and maybe you are a little angry with your parents for taking you away from your home and your beloved ones, as I said before, this situation becomes a whirlpool of emotions.

I'm going to tell you a story, It isn't very dramatic because I didn't move to another country but that's how it felt because I was very young, I was like 4 years old and me and my mom used to live with my grand parents but we needed to move to another house for space reasons and also my mom's job and my main idea is based on what I felt because I felt like if we were moving far away and I wouldn't see them for years, I felt sad, angry, etc.

My point telling you this story is to explain the why of my point, so now that we are on the same channel I can continue, I've never moved to another city or country but I think it can be very challenging because it is a completely different enviroment form our perspecitve, maybe it's easier for the older people but that's not our business yet. I want to give some advices for the people those who feel scared, in first place you can look for some positive stuff of this experience, you can meet new people, maybe new friends, that different enviroment it's an area that you can explore and there's a posibility that you like it more than your previous enviroment, you must take into account that your parents didn't forget you and they were thinking on you at the moment of choosing a new living area, and a valuable advice, you are not loosing your beloved ones, your family will still be there and also if your friends are your true friends they won't forget you and they'll still keep in contact.

In summary, maybe some situations look difficult but you need to look for something positive to make it easier for you and with the time you'll get used into it. Don't forget this blog, it can be useful in any moment of your life, think about that.

Joseph Morales I DP "C"

My experience traveling to an urban city

 

My experience traveling to an urban city

November, 18th 2021

14 years ago my family decided to move from a part of the Ecuadorian Amazonian zone to a rural part of Ecuador, now I have 15 years old, my family decided to travel to Quito, it was the end of the 90s over the Ecuador there were a lot of dismissed presidents like Abdala Bucaram and Jamil Mahuad. Due for the economic crisis the Amazonian part of Ecuador gets economically affected. We traveled to Quito because my family view some opportunities to get a job and have more incomes from it. In the beginning it was difficult for my parents to get a job in the city and we were living from some savings that my father had, but in the pass of some months my parents found a job and they started to get money from that job.

A few years later I had the optimal age to start to study, my parents decide that I have to enter into a school. At the beginning it was very funny to learn with didactic games and some literature activities, but in the pass of time the education changes a lot.

Adaptation to the social and intellectual environment

Two days ago, my grandfather came to Quito and stay a few days with my family, he is from Pastaza and he is not familiarized with some of the technological advances that we have in Quito. First of all, my grandfather talks with my parents about how they adapted here in Quito. After that he started to talk with me about my studies and my social relationships. I tell him that when I started to learn some topics of the school I was confused because that are topics that my parents didn’t know and they can´t help me with that.

It was difficult, but then some people started to open some places in where they let people to rent a computer to investigate over the internet. That computer allowed to me the capacity to investigate about the topics that are difficult for me and also to realize some investigation works.  

After that he was impressed about the technology of the city, and the he asked me about how I met my friends. I tell him that in the school was very difficult to make a friend because there are people with another other thought than me and it was very difficult to talk with someone and form a type of friendship. Also I tell him that in my school afortunately were some people that thoughts in some cases like me and they did things that I was interested in like playing games and also talking about various things.

After that my grandfather wanted to walk and I to continue talking about other things.

My experience– conclusion

As I told in this blog my experience here in education was good because I get some help with technology of this place. I also know that this technology and the level of education that is here is not found in the area where I used to live and that surely I have not found the friends I have and communicate with them as I do through the internet when we do not meet at home. In other words, in this case, traveling to Quito not only benefited me in my social and student life also it helps my parents who were economically affected.

Matías Paucar