NEW FACES OF SLOVENIA
Read Susana’s story.
Who am I?
I am Spanish, born in Madrid. For the last 11 years, I have lived in various places: London, Paris, Brussels, and now Ljubljana.
I feel like a citizen of Europe! I am a qualified lawyer and I currently work as a policy officer in a European Union agency dealing with energy in Ljubljana.
In Ljubljana, rents are high, and the city is not very well adapted for accommodating international nomads.
Coming to Slovenia
I left my country in search of better education and better job opportunities. I never intended to be gone for so long, but one thing led to another and I am still living abroad!
Employment and learning the language
I was lucky to find a great job at a European Union agency, so everything went smoothly since I am Spanish and Slovenia is part of the EU. However, it would have been difficult for me to find a job in Slovenia if they required knowledge of the language. Slovenian is quite challenging to learn and is generally a barrier. We know that language is important for life in a country and also for work. Fortunately, at our workplace, we mostly work and speak in English. Otherwise, I don’t know any other way than that there will need to be more international jobs where English is spoken, as learning Slovenian for foreigners is not well organized here.
Natural beauties of Slovenia
Besides work, I enjoy having time to enjoy the beautiful nature of this country. I can ski, hike in the mountains, swim in the lake, or for a day ride my bike from Ljubljana to the sea.
Systemic problems
In Ljubljana, rents are high, and the city is not well adapted for accommodating international nomads. The city should have more user-friendly and easily accessible co-working spaces. This could attract more digital nomads or people competent in the field of information and digital technology.
Slovenia urgently needs individuals who can work in this area.
Let’s fight the stereotypes, prejudices and discrimination. Every individual deserves the opportunity to participate in society on an equal footing. Let’s stand together for a more inclusive and equitable future.
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𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 “𝑩𝑶𝑫𝑬/𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒛 𝑶𝒗𝒊𝒓 𝑫𝒐 𝑬𝒏𝒂𝒌𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒊” 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝟒𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑵𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 – 𝒕𝒐 𝑱𝒖𝒏𝒆 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓.
You can read more about the BODE+ project HERE.
In cooperation with ADRA, the project is also on this page.
