Putting Down Roots

These stories are about settling in or settling down and tell us about some of the things that can help us to put down roots and make us feel that we belong in a particular place or community.

Page link: I feel LanCaster is my second home...
I feel LanCaster is my second home...
An interview with Angela
Page link: The Irish have been welcomed here...
The Irish have been welcomed here...
An interview with Rita
Page link: It has taken me a while to see what there is here...
It has taken me a while to see what there is here...
An Interview with Maria
Page link: You don't feel like an outsider because you're a foreigner..
You don't feel like an outsider because you're a foreigner..
An Interview with Katerina
Page link: I've come to see LanCaster as a place of meeting...
I've come to see LanCaster as a place of meeting...
An Interview with Mrs M.
Page link: At the beginning it was difficult...
At the beginning it was difficult...
An Interview with English Language Students
Page link: People are really welcoming if you get to know them...
People are really welcoming if you get to know them...
An Interview with Adama
Page link: I graduate next week and I want to stay here...
I graduate next week and I want to stay here...
An Interview with Helen
Page link: People went out of their way to make us feel welcome...
People went out of their way to make us feel welcome...
An Interview with Dr S
Page link: We say we're colour blind but we're not...
We say we're colour blind but we're not...
An Interview with Yusuf
Page link: A roof over our heads....
A roof over our heads....
An Interview with Allyson and Wayne
Page link: I feel as it's our home here...
I feel as it's our home here...
An Interview with Banu