Transnational Migration in the Moldovan- German Context, or: My Totul va fi bine (Road)trip

Abstract

About 40 hours on the road for a good 2,000 kilometres. What may sound like an adventure at first glance is normality for many Moldovan migrants who work as construction workers, care givers and seasonal workers in agriculture, but also for those who come as students or visiting grandparents. Every day, dozens of coaches and minibuses leave Moldova for southern and western Europe. It was a given that I wanted to make my experiences with the route to Germany - and back again - as I am doing research on and with those who have to make this route part of their life.

Keywords

• republic of moldova
• present situation