STORIES 1 - FIRST 15 DAYS OF EYE
Story 1: Mariana Pereira de Almeida – Spain
Navigating in good winds In the first days of October I arrived in Barcelona to start a great journey of 6 months. The city that is lit by the sun all year round, has works of art, sea and mountains, is also being the city that is opening me great doors for my...
Story 1: Tetiana Boiko – Spain
Two weeks of EYE´s experience My EYE exchange was supposed to start in March 2020, but this year is not the one that allows you to follow your agenda. Due to COVID’19, the start of my project was postponed twice. Finally, in July 2020, I could start so long-awaited...
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...
STORIES 2 - IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXCHANGE
Story 2: Einar Sveinn Westlund – Denmark
I thought that I came here to learn about how to forage plants. Which I have learned a lot about. But I am realizing more and more that I am here to learn about business. I feel like I am getting a compressed business degree while staying here, which exceeds my...
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: Kaya Olsen – Austria
Chapters ending and beginning The first chapter of my journey as an entrepreneur has come to an end, and the next chapter is starting. What a journey it has been in one of the craziest years I have (and maybe the 21. century world at large has) ever experienced with...
Story 3: Dominika Majewska – Italy
5 months of networking, development, exploration, new collaboration and friendship. The last weeks of my Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programme were marked by fulfilment, surprises, and a sense of belonging. I extended the stay, as the COVID-19 restrictions began...
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...