Posted Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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The hidden side of the “European dream” 😄💔
When I lived in my own country, I had rich cultural life and inspiration. I was writing poems, singing songs on stage, making ceramic art, going to cinemas, doing volunteering and actually feeling alive. Then I came to Europe as international student believing in “European dream”. But for many migrants reality is not aesthetic Pinterest life. It is survival mode 😭 If I did not receive grants two times, honestly I think I could already starve here. I carried heavy things, worked physically, lived with constant stress and my health changed a lot. I got lordosis, white hair started appearing, my periods almost disappeared, I gained weight and sometimes I do not even recognize myself anymore. Nobody talks enough how migration can slowly destroy your body, inspiration and identity when you spend years only surviving. Sometimes I feel many of us came here believing we would become part of beautiful dream, but instead became cheap labor trying not to drown inside bureaucracy, loneliness and financial stress. And maybe the saddest part is not losing money. It is losing the version of yourself that once felt inspired by life ✨
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