I came to the Nedrlands 14 years ago not because it was planned but by chance.       

Many Africans left the shore of their father land to come to Europe; some to seek better life and others fled persecution or war. Whatever may have led to our leaving Africa, may not be what is important to us today. What is now significant is how we have represented our continent in our various adopted countries in Europe.  

Living in Europe legally is also nothing but a big mess. And it is not only my experience

when i arrived in europe, i suffered extreme anxiety at settling to change.

sorry about my english.

Michael's experience is not surprising, considering  very high unemployment level in Spain (even in comparison with some other European countries, where it is also high). My experience can be called 'a…

TRUE BUT IT HAPPENED

I remember back then went i was in Africa i use to think that Europe is the answer to all problems,and tso i thought too that the white's heart's are just as they look,hmm what can i say after few yrs in europe i was close to tears,close to tears not because i was unable to make a success out of the trip,but because for so many yrs i have leaved in fantansy and immaginations of things that never existed,.

It is not uncommon to find an African student in Belgium with multiple masters degree. Is it just an unquenchable thirst for knowledge or a means of survival...

Studying in the Flemish region, where many people are still finding it difficult to come in terms with the reality of Globalization....

Hi everyone. I want to say I really like this site and its a very good initiative. It allows people like me to better engage with migrants experiences. There is…

My life in Europe has been good and bad. In part three of my blog posts, I would like to give some advice to people who are thinking of migrating.

I thought by travelling to Europe I would overcome all the problems I had in Africa, but the situation in Europe was almost the same as in Africa. Sometimes I would feel so desperate that Ithought of  participatinginto risky ventures that would mean a life of crime. Luckily I always controlled myself.

When I was a student my life was pretty much arranged for me: I had accommodation, friends and was learning a lot of interesting things. But once my Masters was over, I got to know the difficult part of Europe. Part II: my life in Europe after studying.

After living in Europe for two years, I have decided to go back to my country. My story will tell you why. My Europe experience started off good. I had a visa in order to study and no problems in finding friends and a house. But when my Masters year ended, things took a change for the worst. I will tell my story in different blog posts. This week part I: Leaving Africa and studying in Amsterdam.

In Amsterdam, Holland, a new organization helps migrants who want to return how to set up a business plan to make a good start back home. “The Dutch government should invest in training for returnees, not in immigrant detention”, they say.