PCSO
When Aivaras Krochalev arrived as a migrant worker in 2003, he only intended to stay for six months.
It would be just enough time for him to earn enough money to buy him and his sweetheart Kristina a home back in Lithuania. And he was determined not to leave Kristina, who he had wed on Valentine's Day that year, for any longer.
But after three months he realised his future lie in England and today he performs a vital role in the community as a PCSO.
Before joining the constabulary Aivaras, 28, was raised in Taurage where he worked as a carpenter for eight years.
He arrived in England in July 2003 and began working in a number of factories in the Huntingdon area.
He said: "Everything was unknown, imagine moving to another country, not knowing a single person and not even speaking the language, I was scared to be without my family."
But after just three months Aivaras felt he could build a better life for himself and his wife here in England.
"I felt very welcome here, I could see that the opportunities were so much better and I decided to stay."
His wife joined him from Lithuania and they had soon bought their own home in Peterborough.
"I carried on with the factory work but decided to improve my language skills so I could move on."
He attended a recruitment event in Peterborough and after a year of assessments was successfully employed as a PCSO.
"I had always dreamt of becoming a police officer and once I set my mind to something I never give up."
After his induction he was stationed in Wisbech, an area with a growing Lithuanian community where he puts his language skills to use on a daily basis. As well as speaking Lithuanian and English he is also fluent in Russian.
He said: "My role as a multi-lingual PCSO involves a lot of visits to houses of multiple occupation. These types of properties need to be licensed to maintain a certain set of standards. People I meet are always surprised that I can speak to them in their own language.
"Lithuanian people living here sometimes question why I have become an officer as they can be suspicious of the police. Many Lithuanians will open up to me because I understand where they are coming from. It has helped me to gather a lot of local intelligence about crimes in the area."
Aivaras has firmly made a life for himself in Cambridgeshire and says he has never looked back, "I love what I do and I now have a real career, the job is everything I hoped for.
"I really enjoy going to work and at the end of my shift I feel like I want to carry on."