The Santander native arrived in London with her boyfriend Mario at the beginning of October. Her idea was to work as ‘whatever came along’, improver her English, and perhaps further down the line, find a job that had something to do with her studies. She confesses that she isn’t […]
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Laura Gómez: “I feel as if I’m not living in London”
Laura Gómez, a 25 year-old from Spain, came to London through a scholarship, believing it would be a great opportunity for her future. She came wanting to learn English and get experience related to her studies: audiovisual communication and photography. More than a year later, she believes she will […]
Carlos Figueroa: “Mexicans are not a united community”
He has come from Mexico, raised a family and for the last year, has run a restaurant in Brixton. He believes that the arrival of more Mexican immigrants to London will strengthen their community. It is his skin colour, his moustache and his accent in particular, that give him […]
Jaime Díaz: The barrier of language, the triumph of perseverance
This Spaniard, who arrived in Scotland with scarcely any English, had seven jobs in the first four months. He now lives in Argentina and is presenting a play._ María Marzo “I never thought that my ideas and personal values could be changed so much in less than a […]
Miguel Ángel Mateos: “London is the city of opportunities”
This 24 year-old Spaniard arrived at the end of last year in the English capital, wanting to learn more._ Javier Duque After graduating in Public Relations at the Pontifical University of Salamanca, Miguel was looking – although he acknowledges he wasn’t taking too much trouble – for any […]
















