YEUK goes to Romania!

Erasmus is a scheme promoted by the European Union to increase cohesion between countries. A fellow YEUK Ambassador told me about a Facebook group called Youth in Action, where people promote their Erasmus projects. I accepted a project to teach English in Romania. 

At first, I was a little apprehensive about going to Romania due to how it is perceived in the British media. I was delightfully surprised! It is a beautiful country. 

Teaching English was actually a lot more challenging than I thought it would be, but it was a good way to improve my skills. Making lesson plans, managing a class and teaching to different abilities. Did you know there are eight different tenses, in English? I certainly didn't!

The trip was also an opportunity to visit a new country at a very low cost. As part of the scheme, I only had to pay 50% towards my travel costs. I got the opportunity to visit Bran Castle (Dracula’s Castle) and the largest brown bear sanctuary in Europe. 

I would recommend a scheme like this to anyone! http://www.britishcouncil.org/erasmus.htm