Self-reflection and self-awareness
are very important values to
me, which is why I want to take
time to develop my social and
communication skills and grow
on a personal and professional
level. After I have searched for EU
content on social media, I have
quickly learned about a network
of organizations and websites
that offered information for
non-formal education, trainings
and contests, in the subjects
I’m interested in, such as youth
activism and environmental
protection.
headlines related to Immigration
policy and discussing and
sharing ideas about immigration
issues. This was a topic I could
relate to the most because of the
situation with the immigrants in
my own country. I took a short
survey and realized I had strong
views on immigration for family
reunification, so I have joined the
debates on the topic. The whole
journey was educational and made
me think about the policies EU
countries have for immigrants,
their employment, families, rights
and education.
One that caught my attention the
most was the Facebook page of
European Youth, which easily led
me to the European Youth Portal.
I was very happy to see some
other topics that I like there, such
as Arts & Entertainment, which
brought me to an open call for
participation at the Innsbruck
Nature Film Festival 2015. I’d like
to take place in it because it’s an
amazing opportunity and I’ll try
my best to seize it.
I’m thankful for the opportunity
to be involved and find out more
about how the EU works, because
that’s the key to success – being
connected and realizing we have
the power to achieve anything
if we’re together, helping and
challenging ourselves to be the
best we can, only then we’ll be able
to build a better society for us and
our future generations.
Another part of this first-time
experience was using the main
EU tools, such as the Puzzled by
Policy website. It immediately
interested me because I saw
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