From Malaga to Costa Rica
Cristina, Italy“I understood how to deal with the unexpected, on different levels, searching for new and alternative solutions”
My name is Cristina and I’m 25 years old. In the last 4 years, I had the opportunity to participate in several projects funded by the Erasmus+ Program: I have been part of the youth exchange "Multicultural Sound" in 2018 in Malaga, focused on music, multiculturalism and social inclusion, and after that I participated in a KA3 Capacity Building project, ALL FOR YOU (TH), YOU (TH) FOR ALL", which took me to Costa Rica in 2019 and Vietnam in 2020!!!
With “ALL FOR YOU (TH), YOU (TH) FOR ALL” in particular, I had the chance to deepen my knowledge on the phenomenon of immigration in the various countries involved in the project, and to better understand its dimension. Thanks to these two projects I met many young people, and had the opportunity to discover new realities and wonderful places.
Before, I was shy and did not feel confortable talking to strangers; but experience after experience, I discovered many different aspects of myself that I did not know, I gained enough confidence to dare to speak in English and Spanish, and I understood how to deal with the unexpected, on different levels, searching for new and alternative solutions.
Slowly I left my comfort zone and during my university studies, I returned to Costa Rica to visit one of the youth associations I met during one of my projects, and with them I carried out a 5-month curricular internship, and a youth exchange at the "Corcovado National Park".
Eventually, thanks to my ability to select the many opportunities on offer and the support of many professionals in the sector, I found my way to become a youth worker!
Updated on Dinsdag, 17/02/2026