All Episodes

Ismail Myrseli

Zuzanna plans to make Slovenia her home

Emilija stayed a little longer than usual in Maribor

Muhammad - Learning the art of living on your own in Koper

What Andreja first noticed in Maribor were the roads

Anna Darewska from Poland is inspired by Ljubljana

Nikola says he feels welcome in Slovenia

Lena came with an open mind & explored beyond classroom

Amandine chose Maribor because of its size and nature

Angelo wants to explore the diverse nature in Slovenia

Francisco came to Slovenia to experience something new

Matej is living his childhood dream in Maribor

Wojciech came to Ljubljana to immerse into Slovene language

Kosta loves his student life in Koper

Katarina enjoyed Slovenia's trains, but was less enthusiastic about its beers.

Aizakhon - a Journey of Change and Self-Discovery

Liling's PhD fieldwork in Slovenia involves hiking, hiking, and more hiking!

Amelie found many new interests while studying in Ljubljana

Martin was inspired to come to Maribor because of "The Witcher"

Carina enjoys connecting with so many young people form across the EU

Marius discovered that hiking can be a lot of fun while in Slovenia

Jan prolonged usual one-semester Erasmus exchange stay in Slovenia

Monika made sculptures out of bread during her adventures in Slovenia

Emma points out that it is easier to talk to professors in Slovenia than in Italy

Lola learned the value of having time to yourself in Ljubljana

Matilde sees Slovenians as a very civilized nation for non-littering

Natalia learned how to share space, co-live, and cooperate with others in Slovenia

Jakub says Slovenia's capital is a great city to explore art

Melek says her semester in Ljubljana has completely changed her personality

Emilija says one of the biggest surprises in Slovenia was that cars stop for pedestrians

Elise was surprised she had access to more resources in Ljubljana than in the US

For Ana, one of the biggest challenges in Ljubljana was overcoming FOMO

Diana's exchange wasn't as enjoyable as she thought it would be

Lorenzo in Anita are teens who came to Maribor for a three week internship

Adrian started his echange on one path and is ending it on another

Luca's decision to study in Ljubljana was literally made overnight

Ana says her semester abroad enabled her to grow as a person

Flore says when she saw Ljubljana among her exchange options, she knew this was a perfect option for her

Silvia says that she was surprised by the slowness of life in Maribor

Slovenia might want to take a page from Finland's corriculum when it comes to home economics

For Laura, snow was the deciding factor when choosing to study in Ljubljana

Can spent a semester in Ljubljana 5 years ago. He then decided to give Maribor a chance

Andrej always knew he wanted to study abroad

Nevena chose to pursue studies in social work after years of work in her own NGO

Eliška became a “true Slovene” in just two weeks!

Emin says that in Turkey, people often know very little about Slovenia

Lana first visited Slovenia when she was only 4 years old

Candice and Jade say we should not only take opportunities when they arise but make them happen!

Jaanika says Slovenia is the only other country apart from her native Estonia where she has felt at home

Bojana says she embraces mistakes as valuable lessons during her stay in Ljubljana

After spending a year in Ljubljana, Mark says he will return to Madrid a changed man

Ester spent the last year of her studies creating a "love letter to Ljubljana"

One of the things Ilona found very different to Estonia was the lack of digitalization

Even though she comes from Italy, Roberta had never visited Slovenia before spending a semester in Portorož

Hermes says he wished someone had told him study programs in Slovenia focus on practical subjects and homework

Alex and Bence spent their Erasmus internship at the Faculty of Energy Technology in Krško

Despite not speaking Slovene, Sunniva decided to join the Mixed Choir Viva Brežice

Aram feels that in Slovenia, everything is built in "human size"

During his exchange in Ljubljana, Simão joined Rugby Olimpija

One of the main lessons Manuel says he will take from his studies in Ljubljana is money management

Darja says studying in Slovenia can be a bit chaotic, but that this same chaos is also “a breath of fresh air”

After spending a semester in Ljubljana, Erik says Slovenia is very underrated

Christiana says culture is one of the main topics of conversation in her homeland

Grzegorz says he did not expect to make close friendships in such a short time

At the start of her exchange, Flora felt lost. Now, she’s not sure she wants to leave

If there was one advice Neus would give her fellow students, it would be to go to classes

During his first week in Slovenia, Max and his friends crashed a bachelor's party in Velika Planina

On her exchange in Ljubljana, Alexandra learned it’s ok to spend time on your own

Marc moved from Graz to Ljubljana for love

What surprised Mina the most was that communication between students and professors is a bit more relaxed in Slovenia

Ece is a Turkish student who comes from Izmir, known as Turkey's most western-oriented city

Max says he chose to study in Slovenia because of his previous visit to Ljubljana

Javier says the main thing he will remember from his exchange will be all the people he met (17.10.2022)

Karol came to Maribor with the intention of staying for a semester, but ended up staying for a year (03.10.2022)

David decided to go on Erasmus because he wanted to become more independent (19.09.2022)

Nadiia is a woman international master in chess who is studying computer science in Maribor (05.09.2022)

Emilija decided to study media communications in Maribor (27.06.2022)

Giulia is an Italian Double Degree PhD researcher who came to Koper thanks to her Marie-Skłodowska Curie postdoctoral fellowship project (13.06.2022)

Sidra says she has her husband and family to thank for supporting her during her studies (30.05.2021)

Stefan says he always knew he wanted to move abroad (16.05.2022)

Slobodan says studying abroad has taught him he needs to put himself out more (02.05.2022)

Marco says the thing he was most scared of was how to find accommodation (04.04.2022)

Stanislav came to Slovenia right before the Ukraine-Russia war (21.03.2022)

Jeff says one lesson he will take from his exchange is to slow down 07.03.2022

Amogne comes from Ethiopia, the country where a year lasts 13 months (28.02.2022)

Kerstin says Bavaria and Slovenia are similar in some respects (21.02.2022)

Luka says it was the love of philosophy and psychoanalysis that brought him to Ljubljana (14.02.2022)

Igor says he didn’t expect Slovenia to be quite so different from the other former Yugoslavian countries (07.02.2022)

Kamil didn’t expect his studies in Slovenia to be more difficult than in Poland (31.01.2022)

Lea says one of the things she appreciates in Slovenia is how safe she feels (24.01.2022)

STUDY ABROAD: Laura is an archeology student from Lithuania who decided to exchange in Ljubljana for two reasons (17.01.2022)

STUDY ABROAD: Jakub speaks almost fluent Slovene after spending only three months in Ljubljana (10.01.2022)

STUDY ABROAD: Yu-Hsiang chose Slovenia because the prices here are lower than in Western Europe (27.12.2021)

STUDY ABROAD: Zeren says she will most likely not return to Slovenia, but not because she would not want to (20.11.2021)

STUDY ABROAD: Martin says if at first you don’t succeed, try again later! (13.12.2021)

STUDY ABROAD: Raphael says he’s noticed something odd while biking around in Ljubljana (06.12.2021)

STUDY ABROAD: Evi says that apart from getting used to the difference in greeting people, it was easy to adjust to life in Ljubljana. (29.11.2021)

STUDY ABROAD: Sankalp says good people can be found everywhere, so people should give others a chance before passing judgement (22.11.2021)

STUDY ABROAD: Guilherme says the biggest shock for him was that in Koper scooters often drive on the sidewalks (25.10.2021)

STUDY ABROAD: Aya says foreigners often mistakenly think Egyptians are arguing about something because of how loudly they talk (18.10.2021)

STUDY ABROAD: Gabin is a French student of history who says his Erasmus experience made him more confident (11.10.2021)