I/WE EMIGRATION

The book "I/We — Emigration" is an intimate story about emigration told from within.
The author — a young Belarusian woman — describes the process of adapting to a new country, specifically Poland: from the first days full of disorientation and fear, through struggles with language, bureaucracy and loneliness, to the moment when "temporary" life imperceptibly begins to resemble home. The pages of the book intertwine the stories of very different people: older and younger, those who left voluntarily, and those who were forced to emigrate by circumstances; entrepreneurs and doctors, manual laborers and single mothers, married couples and singles.

ABOUT THE BOOK
The author writes about the everyday life of an emigrant in all its complexity — about holidays spent away from loved ones, about the fear of deportation, about changing regulations and political moods, about dates conducted in a foreign language. However, there are also bright moments: small victories, such as the first joke understood effortlessly, a sense of belonging, or the readiness to defend the place that has become home. This is also a book about Poles — seen through the eyes of those who previously knew them only from stories and stereotypes. Written in simple, ironic language, it leaves room for a smile even in the most moving fragments. It can be read as a universal story about emigration, because it shows experiences common to many — regardless of their country of origin or place of residence.
The whole is complemented by illustrations prepared for each chapter, which enhance the emotional dimension of the story and make the book perceived not only through words, but also through images. This is a book about assimilation understood not only as a social process, but above all as an emotional one — about slowly putting oneself back together, about the loss of one identity and the birth of another.