Eva Witschi: invaluable professional experience in London

Before eventually returning to Switzerland, where she would like to bring up her children, 25-year-old Eva Witschi wants to “have adventures in the big wide world for a while.” Since 2016, she has been living in Britain with her 26-year-old partner. She sees no risks to her career in advertising there, despite Brexit. swissinfo.ch: Why did you leave Switzerland? Eva Witschi: I left Switzerland in July 2016 with my long-term partner. We had both dreamed of living abroad for a long time. We wanted to go to an English-speaking country and Britain is the nearest. We lived in Birmingham for a year and then moved to London in September 2017. I wouldn’t rule out returning to Switzerland in a couple of years, but first I want to have some adventures in the big wide world. I felt I had reached a dead end in Switzerland because I didn’t know what I wanted to do professionally. In Britain, I found masters courses that don’t exist in Switzerland. They are more creative, relevant and ...