Magdalena

"My name is Magdelena. I came from Poland. Four years ago I finished Technical University - Polymers. In 2005 I went to Scotland to Edinburgh. I stayed in Edinburgh for three months and I went back to Poland. After two years I decided I would like to come back to Scotland I came to Inverness with my ex-boyfriend his brother and girlfriend. He went back to Poland but I stayed in Inverness.<br /> <br /> I decided to stay in Inverness because my baby will be born here. Then I would like to start studying chemistry and I hope I will find a job in this profession. Now Inverness is my home but I miss my family and some of my favourite places in Poland.<br /> <br /> My favourite place in Inverness is Ness park The song of the river and the birds make me relaxed."<br /> <br /> This photograph was taken of Magdalena on the Ness Islands where she likes to spend time.<br /> <br /> Emigration has been part of the Highland experience for hundreds of years; so too has immigration. Now with over 50 languages being spoken in Highland schools it is clear what a multicultural nation Scotland has become. This is one of a series of portraits of New Highlanders. They have come here for many reasons; to work, to study or to make a new life. They are all contributing to a new Scotland.