Peruvian from Wroclaw serves Spanish clients

Erik Maita has been working for the Wroclaw Google branch since February 2016. The 27-year-old comes from the capital of Peru, Lima. He is closely attached to three cities: Machu Picchu in the Cuzco region and Piura and Trichia, both located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. As he talks about his country, he says he knows it inside out, as his job involves creating new start-ups. After his decision to leave Peru in 2013, he first relocated to Costa Rica, which he left for France, where he combined his professional career with academic studies and obtained a Master's degree in Management and Marketing.

Peruvian advice for Spain

Erik Maita works as an advisor and consultant for Spain-based SMEs that wish to advertise their products and services with Google. Each time he arrives in a new country or a new city, Erik tries to learn more about its history. He knows that Wroclaw was once a German city. "I benefit a lot from the fact that my girlfriend comes from Ukraine. She tells me a lot about Central and Eastern Europe and its history," says Erik and goes on to add that all he knew about Poland previously was that Peru and Poland shared that same national colours, white and red. It is now not impossible that his compatriots will like to learn more about Poland. In June 2016, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (a grandson of Polish Jews from the region of Wielkopolska) came out as a winner in the second round of Peru's presidential election. An entrepreneur of Polish extraction, Mr Kuczynski served as Peru's Prime Minister in 2005-2006.

Missing friends and food

Erik came for his fist flying visit to attend a job interview in Wroclaw in November 2015. His application was accepted, so he could sign a tenancy agreement a month later, in December. Following his return to Peru and a 3-week holiday, he was ready to work at Google's headquarters on 15 February 2016. On hearing that Erik is travelling to Wroclaw, his parents and grandparents could hardly locate the city on the map. "My mum asked me if I couldn't emigrate any further from home [laughter]. She was surprised but she said I should go if that's what I want. We've agreed that I would tell her everything when I come back. What he missed the most after four months in Wroclaw is his friends and original Peruvian food. "My travels taught me how to make friends more easily. This comes in handy when you arrive somewhere new. Speaking of food, without any Peruvian food around, I've learnt to like “pierogi<

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The feature was prepared in collaboration with RelocateYou and the Wroclaw Metropolitan Area Development Agency