Cassandra’s Erasmus Adventure: Discovering North Macedonia”
This essay will be about my personal experience with Erasmus +.
This year, I was fortunate enough to get chosen to participate in an Erasmus project called “Let’s play it again”. I had gone with seven other students to North Macedonia – a beautiful country, full of picturesque nature, mountains and trees. It has also an interesting culture and delicious food!
Initially, I was a bit nervous to go on the trip since I wasn’t used to fly without parents, but the teachers were very supportive and protective, so I felt quite safe. They were also very kind and made the trip so much fun, and they weren’t too strict either!
During my stay, we visited many educational sites, different cities and schools. I learned a lot about North Macedonia and its rich culture. I also really loved watching traditional dances other students showed us and it was a truly unforgettable experience! Moreover, I really improved my communication skills since we did a couple ice-breaking activities with others, which helped me to become more confident.
My favourite part of the trip was when we visited the capital city of North Macedonia, Skopje. It is a wonderful and beautiful city with many places to explore! We got to try not only some food and buy souvenirs, but also visited interesting museums, a mosque, with a beautiful chandelier, and an adorable cat walking around the mosque! We also saw many old, but beautiful statues. Another thing I really loved was playing games, I got to learn new games and I even noticed similarities with games I used to play when I was younger!
However, if you are really considering going on Erasmus, it’s important to take note of the responsibilities and duties that come along with it! You might have to prepare presentations, testimonials or essays after or during the trip but this doesn’t make it any less enjoyable, and if anything, it can be fun to make presentations or essays or any other work that you might have to do.
Overall, this was an amazing project and if you ever get the opportunity to sign up for an Erasmus, I would totally recommend it! We created lots of unforgettable memories with my friends and even got to know them better. If I had the chance to, I would even go on a second Erasmus trip! The teachers were the best and getting to know the other students from all over Europe was a truly great experience. Learning about Macedonia and its culture was definitely exciting too. So, I do recommend participating in an Erasmus project!
- Written by student Cassandra La Rose
