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Ivan Petrov – Home Support Worker, Glasgow

I’m 25 and I come from a small town in Bulgaria called Kazanlak. I had planned to go and study abroad and the UK seemed very suitable at the time. I picked Glasgow because I wanted to live in a big city and take advantage of the cultural scene and all the events that are on, just everything that a big city has to offer. My first impressions... it may sound a little anecdotal but, literally, it didn't stop raining for the first three days after I came here, so…

I’m 25 and I come from a small town in Bulgaria called Kazanlak. I had planned to go and study abroad and the UK seemed very suitable at the time.…

Louise Falconer – Principal Policy Officer at Glasgow City Council

My parents are actually from Edinburgh. They migrated to Australia before I was born. In early 1970 there was a strong push from state governments to recruit more teachers from the UK, and my parents are both teachers. They initially went out there just for a couple of years, but they stayed although my dad still has a real longing for Scotland. Throughout my childhood we travelled to Scotland now and then, so being Scottish was part of my identity growing up. I graduated in Law and Asian Studies degree…

My parents are actually from Edinburgh. They migrated to Australia before I was born. In early 1970 there was a strong push from state governments to recruit more teachers from…

Mahdi Bahrami – Football Coach, Glasgow

To be honest, at first, I wasn’t a footballer, I was a hyperactive street fighter boy! I am an only child. My dad passed away when I was very young and my mum brought me up on her own. We weren’t a wealthy family but we had an easy and happy life. My background is in football and in Iran I played at three different levels of national youth team. I was very lucky to be sent to Glasgow because Glasgow is a city of football. I was looking to…

To be honest, at first, I wasn’t a footballer, I was a hyperactive street fighter boy! I am an only child. My dad passed away when I was very young…

Robyn Marsack - Director of the Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh

I was born and grew up in New Zealand, in Wellington. I was born in 1953, and left in 1973. Passing the half way mark, when you realise that you’ve been longer in the country you’ve come to than in the country you were born in, is a very significant moment. Then you have those big questions such as what do you call ‘home’. I still refer to Wellington as home. But, of course, home is where my family is, and my family is here, so what you call home…

I was born and grew up in New Zealand, in Wellington. I was born in 1953, and left in 1973. Passing the half way mark, when you realise that you’ve…

Ms Mushaka, Fieldwork Development Officer with Poverty Alliance, Glasgow

Ms Mushaka, Fieldwork Development Officer with Poverty Alliance, Glasgow I was born in Uganda, married in Zimbabwe and came to the UK in 2001. Back in Africa I worked at senior levels as a community development worker and as a consultant for disability and development NGOs. For over 10 years I worked on highlighting the plight of people living with disabilities in Uganda. I am now a naturalised British citizen, and have been working with Poverty Alliance for more than five years as a Fieldwork Development Officer. When I first…

Ms Mushaka, Fieldwork Development Officer with Poverty Alliance, Glasgow I was born in Uganda, married in Zimbabwe and came to the UK in 2001. Back in Africa I worked at…

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Ivan Petrov – Home Support Worker, Glasgow

I’m 25 and I come from a small town in Bulgaria called Kazanlak. I had planned to go and study abroad and the UK seemed very suitable at the time.…

Louise Falconer – Principal Policy Officer at Glasgow City Council

My parents are actually from Edinburgh. They migrated to Australia before I was born. In early 1970 there was a strong push from state governments to recruit more teachers from…

Mahdi Bahrami – Football Coach, Glasgow

To be honest, at first, I wasn’t a footballer, I was a hyperactive street fighter boy! I am an only child. My dad passed away when I was very young…

Robyn Marsack - Director of the Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh

I was born and grew up in New Zealand, in Wellington. I was born in 1953, and left in 1973. Passing the half way mark, when you realise that you’ve…

Ms Mushaka, Fieldwork Development Officer with Poverty Alliance, Glasgow

Ms Mushaka, Fieldwork Development Officer with Poverty Alliance, Glasgow I was born in Uganda, married in Zimbabwe and came to the UK in 2001. Back in Africa I worked at…

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