Stories - Europe

When I finished high school, I knew I wanted to do something out of the ordinary before going off to university. I wanted to live in another culture, meet new people and work with kids. After doing research, I chose Projects Abroad because of the opportunity to teach English in ... [ Read more... ]

"As a biology graduate and a solicitor, you may be forgiven for thinking that all I took from a trip to Italy in my gap year was a Coliseum fridge magnet and a headache. Perhaps that was all I expected too; but a few years down the line, I have ... [ Read more... ]

I went with a brilliant group to Romania and I hope we will all stay in touch. The Oyster representative is the most amazing coordinator who works way beyond his job description to make sure we had a brilliant experience in Romania and got everything out of the experience that ... [ Read more... ]

I have an Italian background but I had little knowledge of the language.  I was looking forward to the linguistic challenge, but was very nervous and excited.  Definitely felt better prepared for the experience after talking to the CESA staff.Having lessons solidly in Italian was the real challenge - but ... [ Read more... ]

 After two years of waiting and planning, finally I arrived in Bucharest airport. Before I set off for London Heathrow Airport, I was apprehensive to say the least. This was my first time travelling alone and taking part in a project like this. Had I known everything would run smoothly, ... [ Read more... ]

I am normally a pretty unemotional person, neither the end of Rose and Jack in Titanic nor the end of my school leaver's ball made me cry, yet I was in absolute floods of tears whilst leaving the Art History Abroad (AHA) group behind at Rome train station (leaving the ... [ Read more... ]