Interviewee: Mrs Katerina Sergiou
Position: Mrs Sergiou is a teacher of English at the Grammar School, Nicosia. Mrs Sergiou comes from London, England and has been at the Grammar School since 2008.
Students: Why did you leave your country to come here?
Katerina Sergiou: I left the UK because my parents had come over to Cyprus and because I was an only child I am close to my family I wanted to come back to join them as well. I didn’t want to stay in London on my own.
Students: Did you ever visit the parts of Cyprus that are held by Turkey?
Katerina Sergiou: I‘ve visited a couple of places last year, yeah.
Students: Was it easy for you to settle here?
Katerina Sergiou: No, it took me about two years to settle down into the way of life … it was difficult for me in the beginning, but eventually I got used to it
Students: How did people in your country treat you and how did people in this country treat you? Is it any different?
Katerina Sergiou: Ok. In the UK because there are so many foreigners, we were all treated the same. Over here, I felt at the beginning, even though I am Cypriot, but because I was born in London, people would look at me differently, you know as if I was slightly alienated so to speak, but now everything is fine.
Students: Do you think that we are a country that has many places to visit?
Katerina Sergiou: Yes. Definitely has lots of beautiful places to visit and I am discovering new places myself eventhough I‘ve been here 18 years
Students: Thank you very much
