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In Granollers, we participated in a workshop on immigration designed to help us understand the thoughts and emotions of people forced to leave their homes and countries. We reflected on questions about fear, uncertainty, and how difficult it is to leave everything, even in terrible situations. In “Just a Suitcase” we first worked individually and then in groups to decide which objects to hypothetically take, reducing many items to only five essentials after discussion. In “Art and Migration,” each table analyzed and interpreted a painting, sharing impressions and expressing feelings connected to migration through art. In “Global Justice” groups received unequal materials to build paper cubes, symbolizing social inequalities; this led to exchanges but also competition and stealing. Finally, we created and presented in “Exhibition walk” a painting of a rich island full of resources but surrounded by barbed wire, where migrants, trying to escape from their problematic countries, were not welcome. This powerful experience left a lasting impression on us.

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Us Italians, we often criticize our schools and the system around it as flawed. though we have the oldest, and dare we say, the best university in the whole world, many of the schools that come before it are often lacking in many fields

But these things pale in comparison to the experiences that this school has to offer such as the Erasmus+ exchange program with the Institut Antoni Cumella (INSAC) and the one that the school has been able to organize in Austria.

Our Spanish correspondent had this to say about our schools: “in Italy it’s a good thing that the professors speak the language that they teach, for example when we ask our professors during the lessons we ask and  get answers in spanish.

It’s weird that you go to school on Saturdays and that the two parts of the school are so far apart”.

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This exchange allowed us to understand and learn about the lives of young people in Spain and Italy. We have noticed both similarities and differences.

The first big similarity is that we are both Mediterranean people, meaning that our diet, personalities and social abilities are more or less the same. Generally, we are outgoing, friendly and sociable which helped us to get along and create a friendly atmosphere.

We also face similar challenges such as unemployment and high cost of living.

However, the education is very different: the Italians follow a more traditional and strict system, whereas the Spanish system is more dynamic and laxer.

The main differences are the schedule (such as the break-time, the weekend length and the class organisation) and the relation between the teachers and students (that we noticed just staying in each other's classes for a few lessons).

To conclude, we believe that our youth shares social and moral values which allowed us create a strong bond.

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On the day of our trip, we visited Rimini, a city on the Adriatic coast in the north-east of Italy. We started the morning with a guided tour of the city centre with a local guide. Our first stop was the Arch of Augustus, one of the oldest Roman arches still standing in Italy. Then we walked to Piazza Tre Martiri, the main square, where the guide told us a sad story about World War II. Next we went to the Malatestiano Temple, built in the 15th century by Sigismondo Malatesta, with a white marble facade inspired by ancient Roman architecture. After that, we saw the statue of Julius Caesar, where he is said to have given a famous speech after crossing the Rubicon river. Then we visited Piazza Cavour, the heart of medieval Rimini, and saw Castel Sismondo from the outside. The last stop was the Tiberius Bridge, still used today after more than two thousand years. For lunch we ate piadina in a park. In the afternoon we moved to the beach and had free time: some people went swimming, others played football or sunbathed. Rimini felt similar to Spanish cities for lifestyle and food, but more compact and easier to walk around, with some differences in lunch time .Spending a day in Rimini also made us think about how it is compared to cities we know in Spain. In many ways, the two countries feel very similar. Both Italy and Spain have a Mediterranean lifestyle where people tend to spend a lot of time outside, socialise with family and friends, and take their time with meals. The food culture also felt familiar. The piadina reminded us a bit of a bocadillo, just with different flavours. Another similarity is that Italian and Spanish people are open and sociable. But there were also some differences. Rimini seemed more compact and easier to walk around than for example Barcelona. We also noticed that lunch in Italy seemed to be a bit earlier while in Spain people usually eat later. Italian cities also seem more historical and less modern, while in Spain there is more religious freedom and more immigrants.

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At the beginning of the trip we were very excited to visit Bologna, but a problem with the plane’s engine forced us to change flights and wait for two hours, which increased the tension. The teachers helped us calm down. When we arrived, the host families welcomed us warmly. During the journey, we discovered a city bigger and more beautiful than we had expected. After spending time with the families, we all went out for dinner together. The next day we attended classes and took part in an orienteering project to explore the city, searching for monuments and information. Finally, we visited the “finestrella” and returned home. On the last day of visiting Bologna we had a tour around the city in Spanish.