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Thank you for taking the time to write from experience, very insightful. Out of curiosity, when did you leave and for where? Hope it worked out great for you.

• mrtksn 7y ago
  Thanks! I was a kid when my parents were forced to move to Turkey in 1989, then returned a year later because the older relatives couldn't make it(and didn't want to, anyway). I am not sure that deportation is the right word here, they gave them to option to have a suitcase with the belongings and leave or remain and face whatever is coming next(it wasn't a genocide but imprisonments and murders were a thing). Later my parents moved to Turkey again due to the economic situation while our relatives took care of me and y brother(At that time it was not possible to immigrate to Turkey legally, so they went to work there). So in 1999 through very illegal ways they managed take us to Turkey and we couldn't go back to Bulgaria for many years until we sort out our legal situation in Turkey. Even though my parents are skilled (Electrical Engineer with a masters degree and a nurse) they had to work undocumented, effectively ruining their careers. Overall it turned out fine I guess. Could have been worse or better, each situation comes with it's benefits in the long run. I am not big fan of borders, so mildly annoyed from the recent trends of love towards borders.
  • m3at 7y ago
    Understood, thanks again for sharing and responding :)