Natalia is 67 and came to Germany in the late 1990s with a degree in biology and a folder of references that did not translate into recognition. Her husband, a musician, found irregular work; she moved between cleaning jobs, kitchen shifts, and brief contracts that began and ended without building a pension record. The couple now lives on social welfare in retirement, careful with every euro, grateful for a roof, and still carrying the quiet grief of a life that never matched their skills.
Natalia – Germany
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