All European students have the opportunity to be able to study abroad. I'll give you 9 reasons to do it. And why not 10? Because the last reason belongs only to you! And because I don't like even numbers …
- Becoming fluent
You left with good notions of English, Italian or Spanish. You come back by mastering all the language registers of the language of your host country. You no longer read the subtitles of a film and you no longer have the feeling of lying when you write on your CV "English, fluent".
- Discover a new culture
Cultural enrichment must be one of the first motivations during an Erasmus stay. You must want to discover all the aspects of the country which will welcome you for a year. It will not always be easy, because your schedule will be overloaded, that you will mostly be attending students. However, you will have to be on the lookout for the little things that give the taste of any culture.
- Becoming more mature and independent
We are not quite the same when we return home after a year spent in Erasmus. Far from our family, propelled into a country where we have few ties, we mature very quickly. Even if you re-create a small family on the spot, even if your numerous parties will sometimes give you the impression of regressing. No, you will not have regressed. It's quite the opposite. You can finally survive without your parents' help
- Making friends around the world
Erasmus is an opportunity to meet new people, but above all people from very different backgrounds. Because as expatriates, you will naturally approach students who are in the same situation as you. Be careful not to surround yourself with people from your country, it would be a shame to miss the chance to meet people from all over the world! The countless Erasmus evenings will allow you to sympathize around a unifying element: beer.
- Optimize your resume
More and more companies require their candidates to speak a foreign language. Knowledge of a foreign language with your international experience will make you a more solid candidate in an often very selective process.
- Learn how to live with the least
You will have a smaller budget, and often you will no longer be able to claim grants from your country. You will finally learn to manage yourself as an adult and become more reasonable …
- Live a unique experience
You will be the one to decide to make your experience unique. Take the opportunity to discover yourself and don't forget, what happens in Erasmus, stays in Erasmus
- Waking up your traveller soul
One of the common post-Erasmus symptoms is the desire to travel again and again. And once you've had that experience, you won't miss an opportunity to leave again. Seeing the friends you made during your stay is a frequent excuse to go back on a trip
- Live your student life at its fullest
Student life is a space of freedom as you will rarely know once you enter working life. We must therefore take full advantage of it and jump at the opportunities it offers us. Erasmus is one of them. Live without regret, go on a year in Erasmus and come back with memories in your head and a permanent smile on your face.