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Kicked out of Paradiseby *OlayaValle

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This is not my regular style... and this is not my regular description, so please read it and let me apologize for my crappy english.

I don't know how things are going to you, but here in Spain, we're in a very serious financial crisis. Our unemployed rate is over 5,000.000 and so many people is becoming seized or evicted becouse they have no money.
I don't want to talk about politics but I'm not satisfied with the reforms our goverment is taking.

My father, a hard worker since he was 14 years old, is unemployed since two years. Affortunately my mom works as a cook. I'm searching for a job too, and I had to do a waitress course for the unemployed this year, becouse living of my art is almost impossible. I haven't found a job yet.

A lot of my friends here are in the same situation.

We live in Asturias, a small autonomous community in the north of Spain. If you haven't heard of it, google it.
I deeply love where I live, I always believed this was like paradise. But I can't find a good job here, and probably I will have to move to a bigger city or maybe to another country. I'm saving money for it, but thinking about this breaks my heart.

I'm very attached to my people and our habits, I don't want to leave my friends or my family.

But I want to live by my own, and earn money from my art. I would love to study animation and a lot of things I can't do here...

I feel kicked out from paradise

PD: I don't think Adam and Eve had razorblades in paradise.

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*OlayaValle Jun 9, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

Thank you!

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~TurpentineJones Apr 27, 2012 Student General Artist

So sorry to hear of your situation =/

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*OlayaValle Jun 9, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

I hope it will get better for me soon! But not for Spain

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~kamiish Apr 27, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

i was stuck in a situation where i couldnt find a job and was struggling myself...i left my family whom i love more then anything and moved across the country (canada) so i could do better for myself and start finding ways to live my dream...havent gotten anywhere close yet, but keep faith something will happen for u!...ur amazing and i think ull do great. =] <3

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*OlayaValle Jun 9, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

Thank you, and I think that well, bad situations force us to find a another way and maybe better oportunities.

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!JaesunAlin Apr 27, 2012 Student Digital Artist

I'm sorry to hear of your misfortune. I love your art and I truly think if you moved somewhere with more opportunity, you would not have a problem finding a job relating to your art. Animation would be a great choice for you, in my opinion.

I did not have to move out of my country, but I did have to move away from my small farm town in order to have more opportunity. I do not like the big city very much (small farm town is much more comfortable), but I am thankful for the opportunity.

Best wishes!

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*OlayaValle Jun 9, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

Well, it seems like I'm going to need to improve my english!

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~murdock49 Apr 27, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I am a citizen of Germany who strongly disagrees with the policies of the German government. I cannot stress enough how much I understand you and your fellow countrymen.
Maybe it would be interesting for you to hear about a very zynical form of media coverage that I've observed lately. Some parts of our German mainstream media, who are generally very uncritical with our Government, actually praise the austerity measures in Greece, Portugal, Italy and Spain because of precisely the effects that you were mentioning. They say that loads and loads of young, desperate, highly motivated and well-educated Southern Europeans will be forced to leave their home in order to seek job opportunities in another country for example in Germany. Representatives of the German industries seem very enthusiastic about these chances: The German idustry will get good workers who are so desperate that they will work for less than a German worker. As an effect the wages in Germany, which have been stagnating and at times even dropping for more than a decade now, will be further reduced so that, in the end, the standard of living of the average population in Germany will eventually fall as well - just as the living standards in the Southern Euro-states. So, the austerity programme forced on your country will eventually backfire on the population of Germany as well. But that is the intention, I'm afraid, because German governments have long ago stopped to make policies that are good for the broader population. They just focus on the benefit of the German economy and a narrow welthy segment at the top of the population. The shame is that the major oppposition party SPD (pretending to be socialdemocrats) don't offer an alternative to Merkel and her conservatives. The SPD is just as neoliberal as the others. Therefore, the federal elections in 2013 will bring no change at all. My only hope is that Hollande wins in France so that the power of Merkel will be balanced out. He might bring a change to that major stupidty. Otherwise it will end in a catastrophy with large-scale social uprisings, re-nationalization or even hostility and conflict between the countries.

You see, I am highly pessimistic myself.
Believe me, its a giant scam to subdue the European population and make some rich fucks even richer.

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*OlayaValle Jun 9, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

I must say that your comment is very interesting and I even showed it to my friends, here so many people think the same as you, but I never imagined to hear that from a german.
Here the situation is crazy, media is trying to hide us the truth and we have to read the news from foreigner newspaper to keep us informed.
Finally it seems like our banks are going to be rescued by Europe and we're very worried of how this is going to affect us all.
I wish my english would be better to discuss this things... but thank you very much for your comment!

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~murdock49 Jun 11, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Well, I just felt like I had to comment. I get angry way too often when reading newspapers these days because of their total disregard for what the crisis means for ordinary people who didn't do anything wrong but have to suffer anyway.
I'm afraid, however, that my opinions are not too popular in my country. It costs me a lot of time everyday to stay at least partially informed. I mean I have the time as I am a university student at the moment, but most people here just don't have that opportunity. They just read the tabloids or watch the evening news, and as these news sources aren't very balanced, it is little wonder that many of my compatriots are rather misinformed when it comes to the Euro-crisis.

I really hope that things turn out well for you and your family. And, if you like, I'd be very happy to receive some news from you in the future.

Best regards,
murdock49

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