Erasmus+ Youth Exchange

The moment I came to Orahovica until the very end of the project, I had a feeling that time sped up. Even today, two years after the project, it feels like it lasted for months.

It’s difficult to put into words the experience of an Erasmus+ student exchange, sometimes they are crazier, sometimes more educational, but one thing is for certain – each exchange is unforgettable.

On a project, you can meet so many different people from each corner of Europe (and sometimes even the world) and from all kinds of backgrounds. It’s just baffling when you gather all those people who, at first sight, don’t have anything in common with each other, and they have to live in a mini-society for around a week.

On our project in Orahovica, Croatia, we had the opportunity not only to meet different cool people with whom we are still in contact to this day, but we also got the chance to learn so many practical and everyday skills (such as not getting lost in the forest, Ivan). 

I wasn’t at all expecting that I would be learning video editing at a project about populism, but I was delighted because, honestly, I would have never spontaneously picked up that skill.

Erasmus+ projects will always, intentionally or not, teach you useful life skills, especially the logistics of independent traveling. They merely give you an introduction to the essence of multiculturalism, where you will, on the same day, learn how to make a Spanish meal, perform a Romanian dance, and say a (usually not so nice) phrase in Lithuanian.

All in all, I truly recommend youth exchanges to each and every person who desires a fresh new adventure and wishes to expand their horizons, because they will always be a unique and different experience that you will remember for the rest of your life.

Updated on Tuesday, 07/10/2025