From 9 till 18th of August, 2021 a group of young Italians went to Bulgaria and that is how the story started. We boarded on a plane and after long journey, test check ups, vaccination check ups and so on we ended up in beautiful small town of Bansko, Bulgaria. For most of us that was first time on such project and first time in Bulgaria so some of us were a bit scared-how it will be, how we can integrate with the others, are we gonna learn something, etc etc. But all fears went off from the first day-everybody was with smiles/even visible behind the masks everybody was wearing/ -everyone was so nice, positive, ready to learn and share! It was beautiful to blend among so many different and amazing people and we loved especially the intercultural nights-we realized there is also other amazing food besides Italian.
Moreover the days were all so different and dynamic-every day we had different activities and way of learning and it was amazing that we were also the organizers so everything was really interesting and everybody was involved! There was so much energy and amazing vibe-we felt every day we were closer to the aim-to go home with so much learning and inspiration and we did it at the end.
Youth against extremism and radicalization was an amazing experience for the whole Italian team-we felt inspiration and empowerment all the way trough the project! Most of all was also amazing to be able to discuss and plan things to do in our own countries afterwards so we felt we are really part of something bigger!
Te Amo Erasmus+&Bulgaria!
Team Italia!