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Jenny

Jenny comes from Bulgaria ; she was born in 1981 at Kameno (near the city of Burgas) and came in Greece for the first time in 2002. At the time of the interview her worked as a 'Caregiver for the elderly'.

Interview date: 15/04/2006

Researcher who did the interview: Raymond Alvanos

Subfield of the interview: Historical culture

Summary:

Jenny was born in a small town near Burgas. Her parents are divorced. She grew up with her father and her stepmother but later she went to live with her aunt in another city. In 2002 she decided to find her real mother who had remarried and was living in Greece. At first she did agricultural work but today she is a live-in caregiver of an elderly lady. In Bulgaria she had joined the Evangelical church. She would like to attend the church here too, but this is not possible because of her working schedule. She also believes in sorcery and describes in detail some incidents she has experienced. Her dream is to study and become an archaeologist.

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