Too Old for Erasmus? The Ship has Sailed?
It took me some time to gather the courage to write this post. But here it is, I am ready to admit it, I am 30 and I am an exchange student.
I know, I know, 30 is still young. However, somehow there seems to be a stigma that Erasmus is only for young people. Well, I guess it kind of is, but it is more than that, it is an OPPORTUNITY. We tend to get more settled with age, words like extreme and adventure describe the morning commute rather than the purpose of life. I am not saying there is anything wrong with this, but I also know people who are unhappy with it. Don't be, it is your choice, as it is your choice to apply for Erasmus and just go.
In Tallinn I have met quite a few older students, who decided to go back to studying after gaining some life experience, proving the point that you are never too old to learn.
The social construction of the Erasmus people, or the exchange students may seem unfitting for someone not coming straight form high-school, but actually you make a family, an Erasmus family out of it. I have made a lot of new friends and know people from many different fields of life.
For me it was a choice of grabbing the opportunity when it presented itself. Personally I don’t believe in age making much of a difference, it is all up to you. I have learnt from people younger than me and I have taught people older than me, if we decide to use age for exclusion, then it will be just that, an exclusion. To sum it up: age is just a number.
Written by Eelin Hoffström ( MA student).
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