A European perspective #EuroPeers My name is Gianluca and I’m 21, currently based in the north of Italy. Europe for me means opportunities.  Huge opportunities to travel, explore, learn, grow up and mature. I am most proud of the idea of becoming young...

I am Jamie-Lee McGurk, I’m 22, and I’m a business student from Glasgow who is interested in environmental protection, climate change, physical and mental health. At the beginning of 2019, I was presented with an incredible opportunity to take part in my first Erasmus+...

Prior to learning about EuorPeers and the Eramus+ programme, I thought the international opportunities open to teenagers and young adults were only available through college and university. After speaking to a local volunteer working, I was educated on the Erasmus+...

My international experience really took off with my year studying abroad in Lausanne, Switzerland. During this time I travelled around Europe, learnt to ski, and made friends for life from all around the world. The scenery was absolutely breath-taking, as hopefully...

My Erasmus+ experience started with a teaching placement in Le Mans, France. While I was there, I had the pleasure of meeting some truly inspiring members of the younger generation, as well as unforgettable teachers and other individuals whom I hold very close to my...

I’m Taryn, I’m 18, and I’m interested in photography, songwriting, and activism, focusing on gender equality and climate action. Travel is something that’s close to my heart – my experiences being away from home, particularly as a solo traveller, have been what have...

My first experience with the Erasmus Programme was taking part in the exchange to Greece in March 2011, which was a part of the Comenius Socrates programme. The theme of the project was “Help yourself – find happiness by helping others” and there were five countries...

My Erasmus+ journey to Oslo, Norway was very challenging and full of new skills to be learnt. I felt it was challenging as it was my first time travelling alone to another European country, and to have the experience to learn how to deal with situations on my own was...

I spent 9 months in Poland, living and volunteering with 4 other volunteers from across Europe, but was it worth it? I travelled to schools across the region to talk to young people, inspiring them to get involved in volunteering projects close to home and hopefully,...

Back in 2014, I went on a week-long program to Finland with Momentum World. It was an exciting opportunity to get away from my desk in London and to work with like-minded individuals from all over Europe. We spent the week in Villa Elba the most picturesque Finnish...

My name is Alex and the Youth in Action Programme rocked my world!! My story is one that takes us from the crumbling city streets of the West Midlands to the towering misty mountains of Svaneti, and back again into the murky, mystical Forest of Dean, home of the ASHA...

I was incredibly fortunate to have my first Erasmus+ experience at the ASHA Centre in the beautiful Forest of Dean. I had been volunteering at Oxfam when a fellow volunteer-turned-good friend told me about a residential training course on interfaith dialogue. I could...