Hi! My name is Elisa, I’m 22 and I’m an Italian student based in Paris. I’m studying English and International Studies at Sorbonne University.

During my years in high school I’ve always dreamed of leaving my hometown and study abroad. In 2016 I visited Paris and fell in love with it. So after my graduation I decided to spend a year in Paris working as an au pair girl: one of my best choices, since I found my French family. Then, I’ve been accepted to study at Sorbonne. This is my last year of university and I foresee to keep studying EU Affairs or International Relations in Paris – but who knows where I will be after that!

Thanks to Europe I could travel a lot with no problem from one country to the other. We are lucky, but freedom of movement isn’t the only reason why Europe makes such a positive contribution to our lives. It’s about job opportunities, merging cultures, and much more than that. Europe should be seen as a big family, our generation feels it. Every member of this family should be there for one another.