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On this shining sunday here in a beautiful city in Poland, I would like to share my (totally) the best moments in my life; having my Erasmus experience as Erasmus+ exchange awardee.
My name is Ayesha, I came from a country far in the east, more than 15 hours sitting on a plane, called Indonesia. Since I was little, never come to my mind of what is europe? How does it looks like? Does Europe exist in real or just in my dream? I don’t even have a single audacity to dream of studying and stepping my feet in this continent, Never! But you know what? 10 years after, i finally arrived here, studying here, as Erasmus student in Poland which its never feels real to me at all!
It all started with my journey when i flew from Indonesia to Turkey for pursuing my bachelor degree, where i got my chance to go for Erasmus+ programme.
During some days before my departure to Poland, i did having such a hard time. It will be my very first trip to Europe continent without any Idea accompanied with the fear of facing different condition and culture. Eventually, i couldn’t sleep well for 2 weeks before my flight! Ugh!
After many hard times of dealing with my mental and physical preparation, I found myself sitting near the Vistula river at the heart of Torun city, one of the most historical city, where Nicolaus Copernicus was born. I could not believe, its been my second week in my Erasmus journey and i enjoyed it so much!
I am pursuing my Erasmus programme in Nicolaus Copernicus University with the warmest teachers, staffs, and professors i’ve ever meet in my life. At the first day of my stay, I was introduced to the Torun’s culture with its routinity by the help of my lovely mentor from Erasmus Student Network of Torun.
I am having a really enjoyable adaptation during my stay. I started to meet some friends from many countries, different ethnics, and diverse background. For example, i met a girl from my country neighboor; philippines to far west Spain as my roommate. Moreover, the Erasmus office actively providing us many activities for students that allows us to stay touch to each other, such as palm tree workshops in the Easter week! It was a really good chance for me to see the culture that i have never seen before, its not really exist in my country so i am happy to see how polish people actually celebrated it!
This beautiful city that I stayed, Torun, is just depicting my childhood dream of seeing medieval buildings with stone paved. Obviously, I spent most of my time walking and strolling around the old town of Torun, such as the riverside of Vistula, the house of
Nicolaus Copernicus, the ruin of Teutonic Castle and the market square. Other than that, i have my faculty buildings in the old town where the University held a project called “Welcome Cafe” for International Students to talk and get to know more about Polish culture.
My Erasmus journey is truly like a big window for me, i am beyond grateful to be able to see all the things that i thought it just exist in my dream. Being here in Erasmus also allowed me to experience the beautiful result of the big decisions i’ve taken in my life, to step out of my comfort zone!
Thank you for this opportunity, Erasmus! I got my other second home full of happiness and moments to cherish forever.
Written by Ayesha Safiya
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