Originally from Quebec, Canada, Bernard came to Devon 35 years ago. Having come to Europe to travel, he met his future wife and was invited to visit the UK for the first time. Eventually leaving Canada behind and moving to Hereford, he now resides in…
Carolina is a first-generation immigrant, who grew up in the town of Cherán, in the region of Michoacán, Mexico. She belongs to an indigenous community called the Purépecha, with its own language, traditions and unique view of the world. Her parents…
Claudia was born in Peru and lived in Lima until she was 21. She then moved to Italy to study in Rome for 11 years before moving to Dartmoor in Devon in 2013 to live with her husband who grew up there. As a child she was bilingual since she went to…
Claudia has been living in Exeter for just over 7 years. Before moving to Exeter permanently, Claudia was based in Florence with her family, regularly travelling between Italy and the UK to see her partner based in London. After a holiday in Devon,…
Originally from Toulouse, Clémence moved to England twenty years ago following her studies, settling in Exeter to pursue a career in her specialised field of Turkish and Kurdish studies. Clemence is currently a senior lecturer at the University of…
Corinne originally moved to Devon in 1992 as part of her university degree to work as a language assistant at Kingsbridge school. Although she was meant to stay for only one academic year, she ended up never going back to her home in Montpellier,…
Hector is originally from Jerez De La Frontera, a city in the southern region of Andalusia, Spain. He has had a successful career as a vet working with small animals, as well as specialising in Tuberculosis testing on farms. Currently, he works for…
Joseba came to Exeter 12 years ago as part of a student exchange programme and decided to stay due to work opportunities that came up. Due to a fondness for Devon, he decided to stay longer than he had initially planned. He is originally from the…
Judith first came to Exeter to study English and Film at the University. She also lived in London and Cambridge before moving to Devon in 2014 after completing her Doctorate in Vienna. She was born and grew up in Villach, Austria, a town on the…
Julie was born in Strasbourg, France, where she grew up and went to school. A postgraduate research placement in Darwin, Australia presented her with her first life-changing experience of living in a different culture. Although she had studied…
