The world has long been global: even if you work very locally, you need an understanding of interconnections in the world, trends, and common goals. Intercultural communication skills and experience are valuable not only in international projects and companies. To discover opportunities and horizons, to rethink yourself and the surrounding reality, to change yourself and the circumstances of your life, to have the courage to do so – because there is the experience of collaboration, the ability to negotiate, to navigate situations of uncertainty, the experience of accepting different life scenarios.
“Going abroad as a volunteer or on a youth exchange trip is like a workout with extra exertion. The muscles of communication, teamwork, and self-organization get pumped up faster and more effectively.”