EuroPeers UK: International TC in Vienna

Saying Goodbye

Saying goodbye is always hard.

But we have gained unforgettable memories.

New friends.

And had a lot of fun.

We wouldn´t experience any of these moments without support of the Austrian National Agency for Erasmus+, Interkulturelles Zentrum (http://www.iz.or.at/) Thank you very much!

How Erasmus+ influenced Vicky´s life

Hi, I am Vicky and this is a story about my EuroPeer journey.

2016 has been a surprising experience for me, I've managed to reach over 4 different countries around Europe through the Erasmus exchange.

What can I say!!

I can say the economy is certainly different to London. I can ensure that being a part of the Erasmus+ scheme has definitely given me the chance to know myself better, I've met some amazing people, I even had the chance to see the cities I reside in. Erasmus is an unforgettable experience which no-one will ever take away from you as an individual.

There will be times when you just want to be by yourself when engaging to the programme but that's okay. I call it the moment of 'abliss'. That moment is simply mindfulness, it allows you to look at your life at a stand still and grasp where you truly want to be before you return home.

'Erasmus exchange is the moment for change', being in Vienna with the UK peers showed me that we all have dreams and by sticking together they will unfold a lot faster.

Life is a stepping stone and through Erasmus I now can work and focus on my weak points in life is that the whole point of exploring find out where it works and where it doesn't. You can never take away the experience of learning. There is always going to be a moment for enhancing this ability.

I truly am thankful for have been given the chance to know what Erasmus means and for being a part of it. I put the whole thing down to one word 'fundamental'.

Vicky

Planning our own projects

This Saturday was very productive for us. We learnt about the project management methods which will help us to organise our own events.

We had a workshop about communication as well!

After the workshops finished, we started planning our own EuroPeers actions, which we will take once we are back home.

Exploring Vienna

In the morning of the third day, we were on the way to Vienna to meet for lunch after everyone has completed their projects.

The weather in Vienna was so beautiful!

We discussed what we learnt from a previous day. And relaxed!

We did some sightseeing as well.

Zofia

Becoming a real EuroPeer!!

Our morning began with creating paper petals. We wrote what we wanted to share about our Erasmus+ experiences with others. We worked in groups and wrote in a circular piece what we all had in common to share. We eventually connected the petals into flowers.

After the flowers were created, we were told about the 3 different group projects, which we were about to organise. One group went into a local fashion school to give a talk about Erasmus+ and personal experiences to 17-18 year old students.

Second group went onto the streets to talk about Erasmus+.

The last group was working on an online campaign.

All three of us chose the online campaign and have set up a Facebook designed to be an easy, friendly and personable platform for people to request information and get help to be lead towards Erasmus+ projects to try and fight the fear of going abroad.

We have set the page up and created some branding and the first posts so far. The link for that is www.facebook.com/erasmusplusgo

Thea

Getting to know each other

We began our first day with an introduction from Barbara from the Austrian National Agency for Erasmus+.

Then we went straight into the ice breaker where we had to draw part of each other in a portrait. We pinned our portrait and profile to the big map of Europe with the strings showing where we live.

Later on we went for a big walk around the Europe. We were divided into groups and our trainer, Dorit, gave us a topic question each time, so we learnt about each other's Erasmus + involvement and what we've learnt during our projects, what was difficult and how it effected us.