Welcome Aboard Giulia!

My name is Giulia. I’m Italian and I live in Macerata, a town in the Marche region, in the centre of Italy and i`m here for internship in HR & Training department of ICDET

I am 26 and I’m studying Global Politics and International Relations in my town. I decided to propose myself as a project developer for ICDET because when I finish studying, I am interested in looking for a job in social contexts and furthermore I would like to have an experience abroad on my own, testing my independence. During my Civil Service experience, I taught Italian language to immigrants-asylum seekers and foreign people that live in the territory of my city. I think that inclusion through education can be the key for a society based on equality and peace.

In general, I’d like to be useful to people who need help: my happiness is always satisfied by the contact with others. This experience provides me with the possibility to enter in contact with new cultures while having concrete working experience; all this in a concentrated period of two months. In my free time I love going out with my friends, watching movies and reading. I am particularly interested in cinema. I love passing time with my family, I’m very close to it, I consider myself a girl who has had the good fortune to grow up with sound values and with an open mind and I feel the necessity to transmit these values and this love. As for sports I like swimming; I swam for several years but in general I am not very good at sports, I’m pretty clumsy. I love travelling and visiting new cities…I left my heart in Paris, I found it unique: every corner is a work of art!

I consider myself an empathic, spontaneous and ironic person. I have good self-confidence, I believe in myself and others too. I strongly think that challenges in life make change possible, people can change, situations can change, if there is a real desire to make it happen.

I also appreciate cute and funny animals very much, I can’t resist them definitely. I also like to go hiking with my friends and enjoy the quiet of nature. I hope to bring to this organization a contribution at the level of innovative ideas that can be implemented with respect to social contributions… I’ll do my best!

EXPLORE+ | Adventure time with ICDET

LIFE+ | ONCE ERASMUS, ALWAYS ERASMUS!

Hello everyone!

My name is Maria Veronica, I am 25 years old and I am Italian. I live in Monopoli (yes, like the game!), it is a lovely town on the Adriatic Sea in the southern region of Apulia. It is very famous for its beautiful beaches with crystal water and for its 99 contrade (districts) in the countryside.

I enjoy walking near the seaside and in my free time, I like going to my country house. I feel regenerated when I live in close contact with nature and I can put myself to test, because you learn something new every day.

In October 2019, I got my bachelor’s degree in Political Science, International Relations and European Studies at the University of Bari. After that, I continued with the master’s degree and I am currently studying in the same department. I think that the added value in my studies has always been the knowledge of foreign languages. I studied English, French and German in high school and I decided to continue to study them but not for their own sake, but to use them in the international and diplomatic context.

After high school, I started working in a private center for education. Every afternoon I would help students with their homework, I remained there for almost 7 years, until the beginning of the pandemic. I don’t work there anymore but it was a stimulating and formative experience. Now I am a tutor for my university, so I am still doing the same job but on a higher level and who knows, maybe someday I could become a teacher.

I really love to discover new places and learn new things, I really love to speak foreign languages as well. During my studies, I have had the possibilities to take part in some European projects and earn foreign languages certificates. First, I won a scholarship and I went to France to improve my French, then I returned to France for an Erasmus Studio in 2018.

This was one of the best experiences of my life, so I decided to apply for another mobility period but unfortunately, I couldn’t leave because of the pandemic. I was sad but I didn’t give up, so I signed up for an internship to carry out abroad. That’s why I am in Sofia, Bulgaria now and I am part of the ICDET group. I hope to express myself and to develop my project that hopefully will contribute to the growth of the center and will help other young people to be more involved in international experiences that change your life forever.

So, I am ready to start this new adventure and remember: once Erasmus, always Erasmus!

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Maria Veronica Fiume, intern@ICDET