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Every day you make choices that feel small and private: what to buy, what to subscribe to, what to upgrade, what to keep. Repeated for years, they quietly shape your routines, your money, your idea of success — and your future options.
Most of the time it doesn’t feel like choosing. It feels like reacting: to a trend, a notification, a “last chance”, an ad you didn’t notice you saw. Estimates put it at 6,000 to 10,000 ads a day; in the 1970s it was a few hundred.
For eight days in the hills of Calabria, 35 young people from five countries will take that system apart — advertising, algorithms, money, mood, the planet — and practise the unglamorous skill of pausing before you pay. Then you’ll take what worked back home.
Flip a tag. The order of sessions can still shift — the final timetable comes with the preparation meeting.
Also in the week: a cultural or local visit that looks at how things used to be produced and traded here, intercultural nights, daily reflection groups and some free time.
5 countries: Italy, Bulgaria, Serbia, Spain, Romania
35 of you: 6 participants (18–30) + 1 group leader per country, plus 2 facilitators
8 working days, plus an arrival and a departure day
4 people per room, mixed nationalities
A young group from Lamezia Terme working on international, national and local youth projects. Led by Chiara Molinaro (president, videomaker, your coordinator for logistics) and Martina Nardone (facilitator and youth worker, non-formal education and intercultural inclusion).
An NGO for critical thinking, digital ethics and active citizenship. Andrey Kostov coordinates the programme and facilitates — ask him anything about the content.
A youth basketball club since 1997, working on inclusion and healthy lifestyles.
The municipality of Bétera — and, fittingly, its councillor for consumer affairs and youth.
Asociația “Acționăm. Dăruim. Educăm.” — act, give, educate.
Domus Bethaniae, also known as Base Scout Don Saverio Gatti, in Località Colle Zingari, Platania (province of Catanzaro) — up in the chestnut woods above Lamezia Terme. It was started in the mid-1960s by young people from Lamezia with a local priest, and has hosted scouts and youth groups ever since.
Three buildings on about 5,000 m²: equipped kitchen, wood-fired oven, bathrooms (including accessible ones), heating, a chapel, a large hall and two outdoor amphitheatres. Quiet, cool, family-like, simple and clean. Rooms are for four people, mixed nationalities — that’s on purpose.
Eleven things, roughly in this order. Tick them off here — the ticks stay in this browser only.
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Everything in one document: venue, travel, budget, contacts. Open the info-pack
Your details, food and health needs, expectations, and your commitment to take part. About 10 minutes. Fill it in
One group for all five teams — updates, reminders, early hellos. Join the group
One with your national team and one international meeting with everyone. Your group leader sends the dates.
Route, times and price, to your sending organisation and to Chiara. Do not buy anything before it is approved. How travel works
Tickets, invoices, booking confirmations, boarding passes (both ways). Without them we can’t reimburse you.
Valid for the whole trip. Serbian participants: biometric passport — see entry rules.
From an EU country? Bring your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). Your sending organisation tells you how travel insurance is arranged.
Each team presents a piece of its culture in a fun, informal way: small traditional snacks that travel well, music, photos, optional traditional clothing or small items.
At least one laptop per national team (a tablet is fine too).
Layers, a warm jacket, comfortable shoes. Luggage check
Arrive Thursday 8 April 2027. Leave Saturday 17 April 2027.
Don’t buy any ticket until your sending organisation and our team have approved your travel plan. Send it by email to themobilitylab3@gmail.com, or through your sending organisation. Once it’s approved, buy it, and keep every document.
| Team | Sending organisation | Distance band | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | Sapere Aude Bulgaria | 500–1,999 km | €309 |
| Serbia | OKK “Junior” | 500–1,999 km | €309 |
| Spain | Ayuntamiento de Bétera | 500–1,999 km | €309 |
| Romania | ADE | 500–1,999 km | €309 |
| Italy | The Mobility Lab (host) | 10–99 km · green travel | €56 |
The amount is the maximum under the Erasmus+ Programme Guide, for the round trip, against real costs — not a lump sum for leisure or extra trips. Travel by the most direct, economical route. Group leaders are included in these amounts.
April in Lamezia Terme: around 8–10 °C at night and 15–16 °C in the day. The base is higher up in the woods, so evenings feel cooler. Bring layers, a warm jacket and comfortable shoes.
Italy is on Central European Summer Time in April — the same as Serbia and Spain, one hour behind Bulgaria and Romania.
Euro. Cards work in most places; keep a little cash for small shops and cafés. Programme, room, meals and the airport transfer are covered.
Five short guides. Nobody reads the small print — these are worth it.
Don’t buy anything new for this trip. Borrow, reuse, pack light. Ticks stay in this browser. 0 packed.
Breaking these rules can lead to a warning, a conversation with your sending organisation, or — in serious cases — removal from the project, which can affect your travel reimbursement.
Calabria is the toe of Italy’s boot: two seas, mountains right behind the beaches, and a strong sense of hospitality. It is not the postcard Italy of Rome and Venice, and that’s the good part.
Pasta, yes. But also peperoncino in almost everything (Calabria loves chilli), ’nduja (a spicy spreadable salami), red onions from Tropea, local cheeses, bergamot and liquorice. If you’re vegetarian or vegan, say it clearly and early: a “vegetable” sauce can start with meat stock. Allergies go in your learning agreement — and repeat them to the kitchen.
A typical Italian breakfast is sweet and quick: a pastry and a coffee. Lunch is around 13:00, dinner often after 20:00. The programme has its own timetable, but outside it, expect late evenings.
“Un caffè” is an espresso, drunk standing at the bar in a minute. Cappuccino is a morning thing. Nobody will stop you ordering one at 16:00, but someone will notice.
A handshake with new people. Friends greet with a kiss on each cheek. When in doubt, follow the other person’s lead.
People talk with their hands and their voices carry. Most of the time it’s enthusiasm, not an argument.
Socially, a little flexibility is normal. In the programme it isn’t: sessions, meals and transport depend on the whole group, so be on time.
Many small shops close for a few hours in the early afternoon and on Sundays. Plan around it — or take it as a hint.
Shoulders and knees covered, voices low. The base has a chapel; treat it as someone’s sacred space, whatever you believe.
A small “coperto” (cover charge) on a restaurant bill is normal. Tipping isn’t expected; rounding up is a nice gesture.
Italy takes separate collection (raccolta differenziata) seriously, and so will we: paper, plastic, glass, organic, the rest.
Be curious, not loud. If something feels confusing, ask the organisers first — it saves misunderstandings.
Police, ambulance, fire — anywhere in the EU, free, from any phone. In Italy the old numbers (113 police, 118 ambulance, 115 fire) still work.
Then tell your group leader and the organisers.
Chiara Molinaro — coordinator, logistics and emergencies
themobilitylab3@gmail.com
Andrey Kostov — coordinator and facilitator, programme
kostov@sapereaudebg.org
On site there is always a first-aid kit, a named person for health matters, and a car for emergencies.
Pharmacies have a green cross; one is always on night duty (farmacia di turno). The nearest hospital with an emergency department (pronto soccorso) is in Lamezia Terme.
For lost or stolen passports, legal trouble or evacuation.
For your posts, presentations and local event. Right-click or long-press to save, or use the download links. Don’t stretch, recolour or crop the EU emblem.
The exchange ends on 17 April. The project doesn’t. Seven things to close it properly — and to get your travel money back.
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Ten honest minutes. It shapes the next project and our report. Evaluation form
You get access on the last day. Complete your self-assessment soon after, then download the certificate. What is Youthpass?
With your group leader, share what you learned — tools, reflections, Erasmus+ — with peers or your community, within one month of coming home. What counts
Posts, stories or a short video on Instagram, TikTok or YouTube, through your organisation and — only if you want — your own profile.
Put photos, screenshots, videos, slides and the attendance list in your country’s folder on Drive, then report the activity in the short form. Dissemination folder Report the activity
Bank details plus every ticket, invoice and boarding pass. Reimbursement form
Add the exchange and your Youthpass to your CV or LinkedIn. Look for your next exchange or volunteering on the European Youth Portal.
Tear off a strip to read the answer. Or type what you’re wondering about.
From Italy, Bulgaria, Spain or Romania: no — your national ID card or passport is enough, as long as it’s valid for the whole trip.
From Serbia: no visa for stays of up to 90 days, but you need a biometric passport. At your first Schengen border your fingerprints and photo are taken for the EU’s Entry/Exit System. The EU also plans ETIAS, a short online travel authorisation for visa-free travellers; check travel-europe.europa.eu before you book, and your group leader will confirm what applies in April 2027.
Usually yes, if you ask in advance and it’s approved together with your travel plan. Extra nights, food and transport are on you, and the travel budget stays the same. Check that your insurance covers the extra days.
Lamezia Terme (SUF) — that’s where the transfer to the base leaves from. If it’s complicated or expensive from your city, Reggio Calabria, Naples and Bari are options, continuing by train to Lamezia Terme Centrale. Send the full plan before you buy.
Tell your group leader and Chiara straight away, and don’t buy a replacement ticket without us. Under EU passenger rights the airline may owe you meals, a hotel or re-routing — ask at the desk and keep every receipt.
You must be insured for the whole trip. From an EU country, bring your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). Your sending organisation explains how travel insurance is arranged for your team — ask your group leader if you’re not sure.
SIM cards from EU countries roam in Italy at home prices. Serbian SIM cards: check your operator’s EU roaming package before you leave. Switch roaming on before you cross the border, and download offline maps.
Italy uses 230 V and plug types C, F and L. Slim two-pin (Europlug) chargers fit everywhere. Thick round Schuko plugs don’t fit every Italian socket — a small adapter solves it.
No. Accommodation, three meals a day with coffee breaks, the programme, materials and the airport transfer are covered by Erasmus+. You pay for anything personal you choose to buy.
Your real travel costs, up to €309 per person for Bulgaria, Serbia, Spain and Romania, and up to €56 for the Italian team (green travel). Only for the approved route, and only against original documents.
After the exchange, once you’ve sent the reimbursement form with all documents and completed your evaluation and dissemination. When everything is checked, the money arrives by bank transfer.
For every part of the journey, both ways: the ticket or booking confirmation, the invoice or receipt showing the price, and boarding passes for flights. Proof of payment (card or bank statement) helps. Taxis and extra trips aren’t covered unless we agreed them first.
Euro. Cards are accepted in most shops and cafés; small places may prefer cash, so carry a little. Cash machines are called “Bancomat”.
Rooms are for four people, with mixed nationalities, to help you make friends beyond your own team. If you have a specific need, write it in the learning agreement.
Don’t count on fast internet — the base is a scout house in the woods. Bring mobile data for anything important, and see it as a small experiment in being offline.
Yes, a little every day, and some time to explore. But this is an Erasmus+ learning activity, not a holiday: there are no organised tours.
Each national team presents a piece of its culture in a fun, informal way. Bring small traditional snacks or food that travels well, music, photos, and — if you like — traditional clothing or small items.
The base has permanent bathroom facilities, including accessible ones. It’s on a hillside, so tell us about any mobility or other needs in the learning agreement and we’ll plan around them.
Yes. Tell us in the learning agreement — diet, allergies, intolerances and how serious they are — and repeat it to the kitchen on arrival. We plan meals from that information.
Yes. Keep it in its original packaging with a copy of the prescription, in your hand luggage. If the team should know about a condition, the learning agreement has a confidential field for it.
Tell your group leader or a facilitator — physically or emotionally, both count. There is a named person for health matters and a car for emergencies. You can always step back from a discussion.
No. English is the working language, but your level isn’t tested. The methods are practical and visual, and people help each other.
Full participation is expected. Depending on what happened: a warning, a conversation with your sending organisation, or in serious cases removal from the project — which can affect your reimbursement.
Not during programme hours, and never in a way that affects you or the group. Smoking only outside and where it’s allowed. Illegal substances are not tolerated.
The exchange is documented in photos and video for the project and Erasmus+ reporting. The learning agreement asks for your consent — you can say no, or ask not to be recognisable.
Youthpass is the EU certificate that recognises what you learned in a non-formal way. It’s introduced on Day 1; you receive access on the last day and complete your self-assessment soon after to download the certificate.
Evaluation, Youthpass, a local presentation with your group leader, some online sharing, and your proof in your country’s folder of the dissemination folder. Then the reimbursement form. It’s all in After you’re home.
Nothing on that. Ask in the WhatsApp group, or write to Chiara (travel, logistics) or Andrey (programme).
Write your own poster in the style of the week — for your post, your local presentation, or your door. It includes the EU emblem, so it’s ready to share.
The forms on this site are used only to organise this exchange and report on it to Erasmus+. They are run by The Mobility Lab (host) together with Sapere Aude Bulgaria.
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