Participants & Leaders
The Youth Exchange brings together a total of 47 people: 35 participants, 7 leaders, 2 coordinators and 3 volunteers.
You are eligible as a PARTICIPANT if:
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You are officially resident in Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom
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Your age is in the range 20 - 28 and you can communicate in simple English*
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You want to improve your lifestyle and make it healthier, especially in the areas of eating habits, relationship with your body, physical activity, use of technology or internet and interaction with other people
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You want to learn more about those topics and share what you know about them
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You want to improve your soft skills in group contexts
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You are willing and ready to stay fully disconnected for 8 days. It means not to use any kind of electronic apparat for the majority of the exchange (phone, laptop, watch, etc.)**
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You have adaptation skills, you are ready to live together with other people for 8 days and you want to stretch your comfort zone by taking part in activities that may be completely unusual for you!
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You can actively participate in the preparation of the exchange, exchange and follow-up phase***
GROUP LEADERS:
The Leaders are participants with previous experience in youth exchanges that want to take a coordination role in the development and implementation of the exchange by:
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Contact the partner organizations from your country to see if the leader was already chosen
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Sharing what they know about the topics of the exchange, choose and facilitate 1 activity of the program.
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Supporting their national group in all the phases of the project
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Coordinating daily reflection groups
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Being a team member: work together with the organizers during the exchange for the practical preparation of the activities
You are eligible as a LEADER if:
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You already had experiences in youth exchanges and you want to take a more creative role in this project
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You want to improve your facilitation skills and work with young people in an international context
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You are officially resident in Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania or Spain
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Your age is in the range 20 - 35 and you can communicate in simple English*
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You want to improve your lifestyle and make it healthier, especially in the areas of eating habits, relationship with your body, physical activity, use of technology or internet and interaction with other people
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You want to learn more about those topics and share what you know about them
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You want to improve your soft skills in a group context
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You are willing and ready to stay fully disconnected for 8 days. It means not to use any kind of electronic apparat for the majority of the exchange (phone, laptop, watch, etc.)**
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You have adaptation skills, you are ready to live together with other people for 8 days and you want to stretch your comfort zone taking part in activities that may be completely unusual for you!
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You can actively participate in the preparation of the exchange, exchange and follow-up phase***
*In this exchange we will use an international version of English simple to understand; if you are very fluent in English keep in mind that other participants could not be so, be prepared to simplify your communication in order to get understood
** The contacts of the organizers will be available for the participants’ relatives and friends, in case they need to communicate something urgent; a daily post with pictures about the exchange will be published in Associazione Vagamondo Facebook Page and a daily email will be sent to the email contacts provided by the participants and leaders, updating about the daily activities. In case of need, we will send also personal messages/emails from participants/leaders to the indicated contacts. We are also available to explore options that work for you and don't interrupt your disconnection retreat.
IMPORTANT TO KNOW:
Erasmus Plus projects are great opportunities to travel, discover new cultures and countries, meet different people and create international relationships without spending a lot of money.
In order to support the learning process of the participants, the focus on healthy lifestyle and the correct implementation of the safethy rules, this exchange is alcohol-free: drinking alcohol is not allowed during the whole duration of the youth exchange, from the arrival day till the end of the program. The last night after the end of the program you are allowed to taste local wine or have a soft drink. If you cannot stay without drinking for 8 days this project is not for you. Also, the use of any kind of drug or substances that have a psychoactive effect on the brain is not allowed. In case you are taking prescribed medications that affect your functioning let us know in the application form, so we know it and we keep it in mind in case of any need.
In case you are interested in travelling, discovering new places, meeting new people and creating international relationships in a cheap way but not in the topics of the exchange, or you cannot actively participate in all the phases of the project, or you are not willing to go through experiential activities, doesn't matter, it's perfectly fine and we don't get offended. We ask you then not to apply for this program - it may become a not pleasant experience for you - but go for what you really want and make it awesome! In that case, you may find useful tools like Couchsurfing, Blablacar, traditional hitch-hiking, to get inspiration from other travellers through blogs or groups like this one or this one.
