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HOST INTRO: After Greece’s economic recession between 2008 and 2009, many families moved out of the country in search of a future that seemed elusive in the current state of their homeland. Between 2010 and 2015 over 358, 916 Greeks moved to the United States. Now a decade later, the economy has begun to grow at double the GDP of other European countries, making it a near-miraculous recovery, and even after investing in new lives elsewhere, many are thinking about moving back to Greece. Nathalie Bisono spoke with Chrissy Katechis who has made her home in New York these past ten years.
AMBI: Sounds of elevator bells and students walking in campus hallways.
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TRACK: I am here with Chrissy Katechis at Baruch College in Manhattan where she is a junior, studying English. She and her family migrated here in 2012 after her father lost his job during the economic crash. Her uncle lived in New York and invited the family to move to the US, finding him a job opportunity in the process. Knowing New York’s reputation, Chrissy thought it might be a great opportunity.
ACT: CHRISSY: What I believed was that from everything I hear is that this country gives many job opportunities and education for everybody so we believed this was the city where we would uh find a better future.
HOST: And while the city was fascinating the first time she visited Manhattan, the novelty soon wore off.
ACT: CHRISSY: Yes, that’s what I thought too, but when I finally arrived in the US and after a few years of living here I found it I think it’s kind of like a little bit overrated it, because once we went to see the bigger skyscrapers in the city we found it amazing we loved all of them but after a while you get used to them so yeah.
TRACK: Chrissy never stopped missing Greece and still holds dear memories of her younger days in the Greek islands.
ACT: CHRISSY: I think my strongest memory is being in my grandmother’s village and going to the beach, cause I remember it was very beautiful and it had a lot of nature. We miss going to the beach there, our friends, relatives, mostly.
TRACK: The GDP of the country has risen at double the rate of most European countries, at 2.5%. After a difficult decade, Greece is finally starting to revitalize; people are finding jobs, construction of high-rises have begun, and tourism has risen again, helping the economic shift. With things starting to look better now, some are considering returning to their homelands.
ACT: CHRISSY: Yes, actually, after me and my sister finish college we are planning to go back there to find a job in Greece because we miss it and we have a lot of people there to help us there, so yes.
HOST: Thank you so much Chrissy.