STORIES 1 - FIRST 15 DAYS OF EYE
Story 1: Einar Sveinn Westlund – Denmark
I am an adventure guide from Iceland that got the great oportunity to learn about foraging wild plants. My name is Einar Sveinn Westlund and I am 29-year-old Icelander with a passion for the outdoors and food. I am on a mission to combine these two passions and...
Story 1: Dominika Majewska – Italy
Ciao! A search for knowledge, and a desire to explore the field of social innovation, brought me to the former European Capital of Culture, Matera. As a designer and an aspiring social entrepreneur, I am often tempted to check the limits of my adaptability. New...
Story 1: Kaya Olsen – Austria
Servus, as they say here in Austria. I'm Kaya, a linguist, a dancer and now, with the beginning of this programme, an entrepreneur. Yes, I have only just started working with Marko and his team, but already I'm beginning to feel and think like an entrepreneur. This...
Story 1: Riccardo Dal Pio – Czech Republic
Prague is the birthplace of Franz Kafka, one of the writers that influenced the most my literary taste. It is also one of the fastest growing European capitals, with an increasingly vibrant start-up and tech ecosystem. Being well-acquainted with more well-known tech...
Story 1 – Monika Hidvegi – Spain
Hola, It is Monika here writing to you from Logrono, Spain. Let me tell you the thrilling details about my adventure with the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Programme so far. I am here in Bosonit, Logrono for more or less three weeks and it is full of surprises. But...
Story 1: Miriam Beck – Spain
I am Miriam and I graduated from the University of Sheffield having studied Linguistics and Hispanic Studies. I have been dancing all my life as a hobby and was really interested in somehow incorporating this hobby into a future venture. The marketing and advertising...
STORIES 2 - IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXCHANGE
Story 2: Dominika Majewska – Italy
Hey - I'm Dominika, a process-oriented, social designer working at the intersection of design, social innovation and speculative futures. This is my story half through my EYE exchange with Mariella Stella in Italy. The first three weeks of this program were filled by...
Story 2: Kaya Olsen – Austria
In Times of Crisis Servus, from my small home office in Vienna! Strange times to be staying abroad, but strange times to be in your home country too, I suppose. The Corona crisis has really flipped my stay here in Austria upside down, but at the same time I'm learning...
Story 2: Monika Hidvegi – Spain
Hola todos, So it is Monika again from Logrono, Bosonit. Since last time there have been a lot of things going on. So basically Brexit is constantly looming around as it supposed to be in October, now it could be any time until January. So I am waiting that hopefully...
Story 2: Miriam Beck – Spain
After my first month in Valencia, I am settling in really well and really starting to get the hang of my role in the dancing school. I am constantly improving my Spanish skills and am learning how to successfully design and post on social media effectively to recruit...
Story 2: Sofia Mellino – Germany
From Artist to EntrepreneurA six-months experience in Essen, Germany. From the 23rd of April to the 22nd of October.Almost ten weeks of the EYE program has gone by. This city makes me feel like home, something funny to say as I have mostly lived between...
STORIES 3 - EYE, I ALREADY MISS YOU
Story 3 Riccardo Pio Dal Luogo – Czech Republic
The overall experience has been rather satisfactory. It didn’t lack of its fair share of disagreements, the proverbial bumps in the road or black swans - euphemistically speaking, I would place Brexit and, even more so, the current pandemic under the latter category -...
Story 3: Monika Hidvegi – Spain
Keywords: flexibility, passion, crisis Hola [email protected]! This is my final story to you. I would say that my Erasmus stay was quite eventful. It was extremely thrilling to pave my professional path on my own, how I represent myself and my skills in a totally new environment....
Story 3: Petra Paraschiv – Austria
Here is the second part of the story of my Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs experience in Vienna, that ended on October 4th. How it ended The last few months with the host entrepreneur (Claudia) have been some of the most productive, where I learned a lot: developed my...
Story 3 – Sofia Mellino – Germany
From Artist to Entrepreneur A six-months experience in Essen, Germany. From the 23rd of April to the 22nd of October. The last weeks of my EYE program have arrived. It has been a crazy, wonderful and very educational experience. If I had to summarize these 6 months in...