Amalia Conceiro Rúa
Son muchos los adolescentes que llegaron a España ilegalmente. Esto los convirtió en personas especialmente vulnerables biopsicosocialmente. Para conocer la experiencia de una de estas personas, recurrí a la investigación cualitativa en forma de relato biográfico, a través de la entrevista en profundidad. El informante, un joven subsahariano, narró la vivencia de su proceso migratorio hasta el momento actual. Este relato permitió conocer el choque entre las propias expectativas y las de su familia, la decisión de migrar, el camino, la llegada, el asentamiento, la adaptación y sentimientos surgidos en el proceso. Mostró la capacidad de superación, lucha y adaptación de un adolescente para demostrar su valía. A través de este relato nos acercamos y conocemos el proceso migratorio que, aunque diferente en cada persona, no deja de ser similar para todas.
Many adolescents arrive illegally in Spain and they are then particularly vulnerable from a bio-psychological and a sociological standpoint. To better understand the experience of one of these adolescents, I did qualitative research in the form of a biographical account after an in-depth interview. The interviewee was a young man from sub-Saharan Africa who detailed his migration experience up until the present day. His story explained the gap between his own and his family’s expectations, his decision to migrate, the journey, his arrival, settling in and adapting and the feelings he experienced throughout the process. He showed an ability to struggle and overcome problems, and adapt for an adolescent that revealed his strength. Through his tale we can better know and understand the migratory process which although it is different for every person, does reveal some similarities for all.