Stories Untold - Return of Georgian Migrants: Nestan Davitadze

I am a philologist by profession, and I am getting ready for qualification examinations. I have a husband and two children – boys aged 7 and 8. Unfortunately, my husband is unemployed. He used to work for the security police, but he lost his job due to downsizing. He goes to Turkey in summer during tea harvest. We grow tangerines, which is also a source of income. I am a teacher. When I married my husband, we bought this house. It was difficult to pay for it, so I decided to go for work to Greece, to save money and come back. I left in 2017 for a year and a half. At first, I looked after an elderly lady, who was bedridden. Then, I looked after a child – that was perhaps how I coped with missing my children, but I still couldn’t bear it and I came back. I wanted to be with my family.
 

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