«I was watching the crisis in the country and I didn't want to get caught inside»

As we all know the crisis has been the main factor that many young people in our country do their bags to go to other countries in search of a better future. Young prepared, qualified and studies saw little chance that was in Spain to get a job in which their training is valued, some saw it coming, others took the decision to leave as a last resort, but everyone agrees it was the best option. There are people from all over Spain scattered around the world, so some TV show, but we approach closer to ours and we have contacted with some javienses who decided to cross borders.

Ana Moya is the javiense that we have found most veteran abroad, she left in October 2010 to Miami (United States). Ana, a graduate in Audiovisual Communication from the University of Valencia, had a job before leaving but the main reason for her departure "was little prospect of the future that could be seen in Spain, despite having work and sighted crisis in the country and I did not want caught me in".

Ana chose Miami because her husband has family there and the possibility to remain in the country legally through the US residency. In addition her husband already had a steady job and she took the opportunity to study English while and after working as a waitress in a Greek restaurant, Ana is currently working as a journalist in a local Miami television and national levels.

But that's not all because she also owns a Spanish restaurant in the city with her husband. Although Ana thought to be away for a year and come back now, she states thatevery day I find it more difficult to visualize a future in Jávea due to work"However, Ana also says that"Jávea is a wonderful place that misses everything and there is no day that I do not remember its beaches, Montgó and the charm and tranquility".

We continue traveling the world in search of javienses and we stop in England, specifically in the town of Stow-on-the-wold where we find Lola Serrat and Álex Pérez, a couple who, after working on the first thing they found, currently work as "domestic couple" (homemade) in a mansion. Lola performs housework cleaning and running errands for the family while Alex works as a gardener and driver. As Lola tells us "I was unemployed without a serious contract for about 3 years and I was working on what I was leaving, taking care of the dining room or giving refresher classes to elementary school children and ESO"Alex worked as a commercial in a mobile phone shop but"the work I had and I did not like the situation Jávea was pretty bad".

The couple chose the country of England for several reasons, the main one being that Alex had been there four years ago so it was easier for him to adapt and manage with the language, for Lola English was a pending subject for what seemed like a Perfect occasion to finish learning it but also ensures that the proximity to Spain was also a very important factor. After having spent their first year, they both agree that they definitely do not intend to stay in England but Lola says that "in the short term is not my intention to return as it is now impossible to return home", his partner Alex agrees that"England is a country that can provide work and learning a language that is so needed in Jávea but you can not compare the quality of life that you have in our town"Lola and Álex miss Javea, especially family and friends but also admit that they miss the sea, the sun, the food ..."the paradise that is that you value Jávea and even more when you do not have".

We're staying on English soil and make another stop in Liverpool where we visited the javiense Elvira Pons. Elvira, studies of ADE, master teacher of secondary education and master of economic development, takes 2 years 4 months in England. Elvira was fortunate to never be unemployed in Spain and since it was Erasmus who had wanted to go abroad but her boyfriend and career development played a key role making a final decision.

Elvira found work two weeks after arriving as a sales assistant but currently works as a "senior sales representative" in an American multinational. Elvira says that "for now I stay in England but in the distant future I would go back"Because although he wants to travel more this year, he doesn't doubt when we ask him if he misses Javea,"Apart from my family and friends, what I miss the most are the beaches, strolling along the sandy beach, having a beer on a terrace, walking through the streets without going cold, the views, the sunsets ... in short, enjoy of the life".

From England we pack up and go to Canada, there is Elisa Cholbi, a Javiense graduated in Environmental Sciences and a master's degree in Sustainable Management and Water Technology. Elisa has never been unemployed, she had always found work in Spain but not related to her career, always as a waitress or similar jobs. For Elisa, the idea of ​​leaving Jávea had always seemed very sad, although she had not resided permanently in the municipality for a long time, but was in the final year of the master's degree "I realized that if I stayed I would struggle to find work related to my studies and I knew that to get me would have to march".

As Elisa continues "opportunities in the Marina Alta and surrounding areas are taken over and it takes a divine miracle to pass the selection process in nearby capitals"Elisa has been in Canada for 4 months and when she arrived she began studying English and says that she is currently working in the best conditions she has ever had in a job related to her studies. Elisa has no return ticket, no He knows what will happen in the future since many options are being considered, but he does not doubt a second in stating that he misses Javea very much, especially, in addition to his family and friends, he misses meeting the blue sea, going through the market, "stroll through the montañar, the sunset, the mild winter, the sun and The gastronomy!".

As this travel we like a lot and there javienses worldwide, we put the bikini and passed from cold to hot, we go to Panama in search of Sonia Marí. This young Javanese graduated in children's teaching has already been in Dublin and London but last summer she worked at the Moli Blanc nightclub in Jávea and at the end of the season she was left without work so she decided to cross the pond and go to Panama. Sonia decided to choose that destination because she had work there so she was leaving with something safe and not on an adventure, she also assures that "after spending two years cold I wanted to enjoy the warmth"Sonia works at the Tantalo hotel as a tender / marketing bar and says she will stay a few years in Panama without coming to Javea much due to the high ticket price so"I have to see Jávea in photos of my people but I miss absolutely everything".

We finished our trip on the Island of San Martín in the Caribbean, a beautiful place where Mayte Pastor is from Javiense who repeats her destiny since last year she already spent the winter months on this island. Mayte has the highest degree of commercial management and marketing and before embarking on her adventure she worked in Javea as a waitress during the summer months. She had always been clear that she wanted to try the experience of living outside Jávea so the arrival of the crisis was the perfect "excuse" to cross the puddle. Mayte plans to follow the dynamics of last year, spend the summer months in Javea when it is low season, and return when winter comes when the island is high season. "I miss Jávea, especially the holidays because I lose a few, but when I'm in my squeeze people every moment to the fullest".