MY EXPERIENCE IN A YOUTH EXCHANGE

¿Sabes lo que es un INTERCAMBIO JUVENIL? Te dejamos una pista con la publicación de SAMU en el grupo de facebook. Se acaba de cumplir un año desde que él vivió esta experiencia y nos ha regalado con esta reflexión.

En un intercambio hacemos muchas cosas con personas de nuestra edad de otros países, aprendemos desde el enfoque de la educación no formal e informal. Una experiencia imborrable de tu disco duro.

Es una actividad promovida por el programa Erasmus+ y por supuesto que siempre, siempre (casi, casi casi siempre) nos comunicamos en inglés).

Así nos contaba Samuel:

"One year ago, The Spanish group which was formed by K Navas Adamuz our leader, the sweet Andrea Herrera Martinez, the fashion designer Inma Jiménez, the smallest of the group, my brother Cristian Carvajal Morales and me, were traveling since very early to Orfü, Pécs in Hungary. It was a big day which we had been waiting for a long time and it finally arrived.

When we arrived to the Budapest´s airport, first we met Sevim Tanırlı Konez and Turkish group. I remember that like if it was yesterday. At those moments they and we were so shy, and of course, our english was extremly bad. Kiko, the one who were understanding, translated everything for us. We couldn't even say one full sentence. Then, German and Polish group arrived and we had a possibility to meet them. At that moment, I didn't even think that this people would become as my family during the time we had together. Hungarian people were waiting for us in Orfü.

We were traveling all the day. When we arrived to Orfü, where we met Dóri Gigler and Gabriella Kárász, our coordination trainers in the exchange. By the way, I think it's a perfect occasion to confess to you Gabi, I absolutely didn't understand anything that you told us. Sorry. But, fortunately, Kiko explained us about your discuss. :)

The exchange was so great. The weather was cloudy at the beginning and it was cold. But then, thanks God, the sun finally came out. I still remember the good food that we ate in that nice restaurant. The landscapes, well, what I can say about that God´s Paradise? It was wonderful.

Well, today I'm writing for a special reasons. To say all of you thanks a lot. I got to know many useful and amazing things thank to everyone of you. Every time that we were playing to the largest, walking to the bar... Every activity we had, really, all time, I was learning good things from good people. I enjoyed every second when you were telling me about your culture, your jobs, routings and of course, I found so apealling every intercultural night. It was awesome.

Today, I am here to say you, I didn't forget about anything and anyone, I remember every conversation with my beloved Kania, she always had something to teach me. Gabi, I distinctly remember when you said laughing to me: Samu, tell me about your day. Do you remember? Every lunch or dinner time you asked me that.

Bree Douille, my good comunicative friend, I still dont know why you were the only person who I took fluidly. I think it's kinda mystery. Agata Asia Malwina Olejniczak and Sara Paulina Brzezicka, the sweetest Polish girls, reminiscences about both of you make my heart feel warm. I think that each of us will never forget, “No, Samu, Stop!” I think that we will never forget that Madács Patrik is a hungry Hungarian too or when we saw the first time the Wojciech Cychowski flamenco clothes and of course, Not Norbit, Is Norbi! Walter Norbert

I will never forget the special night with Cristian, Esma Binnur Turan, Seray and me, in the fire area, and then how we had to came out from the window of the building, because someone had closed the door, and how nobody said even a word about this.

I don't write all the things that we had together because we had so much, but I remember all of you cause I promised.
Laura Makollus, Katinka Thrash Aylin Aras Bernadett Klits Friederike Roth Angela Sikorska Sztella Schönléber

To this day, I am absolutely sure the exchange was the best experience of my life that I have never had. Thank you.

See you soon,

Love, Samu".