My happiness is more important than your honor
Struggling with familiar pressures in the Kosovo diaspora.
At the age of 28, I now realize that the phrase “a better future” was just a nice phrase — nothing more.
Most of my compatriots around the world don’t feel free to choose their way.
If the dream was simply to have a kid who repeats everything they did, then all the sacrifices made for us don’t make much sense.
Gezim Qadraku
Gezim Qadraku was born in Kosovo and grew up and lived in Italy for 20 years. He now lives in Germany. Gezim holds a Bachelor’s in International Political Science from the Università degli Studi di Milano and a Master’s in International Economics and Public Policy from the University of Trier. He speaks four languages.
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