A keepsake I wasn't expecting

Well, when I first got here and since I got the news that I was going to participate of the EIP, some things passed in my mind. I thought about all the things I was going to do here and to learn here by the things the participants of the other editions had told us and so my coordinator of the Youth Ambassadors. I imagined that the program was going to teach me a lot of things, but most of them (I don't know if it's because I'm at the university and there we usually care about academic things and knowledge) were about academic and English knowledge.

What happened was that I realized that this program is much more than that. I'm in love with my friends, with my teachers, with everyone who is donating themselves to make the best for us. They (for sure) have succeeded in their purpose. What most surprised me and I will carry forever is the easiness of people to make friends and bonds. 

They showed me that we can meet new people easily, that we can share with them our thoughts, our feelings, our advice, our experiences and expectations, our dreams. That we must be open minded about friendships, that no matter the piece of the country or the world you belong to, you will share similar ideas, feelings and thoughts, and you will also hear new ones and get involved with them. 

The world is here, the people are here, we are here. We just need to give the first step to create new bonds and feel like we are really here. That we belong to this place. 

So if you feel the same or have something to complement you can leave a comment! 

Andréia Nogueira Sallaberry