WHO THEY ARE
CuriosiFVG 2026
International Experience in Friuli Venezia Giulia
15 - 30 June 2026
21 Participants from 19 different Countries.
A 16 days PROGRAMME
to discover Friuli Venezia Giulia region and the task to share their sustainable tourism experience through social media!
They are CURIOSIFVG 2026! Coming soon...
BULGARIA
LYUBEN STOYANOV 32 years old, Sofia / Education: PhD Candidate in Economic and Social Geography; Master’s Degree in Crises, Conflicts and Diplomacy in World Politics; Master’s Degree in Rural Development and Management; Bachelor’s Degree in History and Geography (Teaching Qualification) at the University of Sofia; Erasmus+ staff mobility in Portugal / Work Experience: Senior Teacher of Geography and Economics, History and Civilizations; LubakaOnWay – Travel Storytelling Project / Languages: Bulgarian, English, French, Greek and Italian.
CZECH REPUBLIC
LUCIE KRUPICOVÁ 24 years old, Ostrava / Education: Master’s degree student in International Territorial Studies at the University of Brno; Erasmus + at the University of Maribor and Vilnius Gediminas Technical University; Summer School at University of Tirana / Work Experience: Internships as Marketing assistant in Peru and Costa Rica; Operations Coordinator; Social Media Management; Hospitality / Languages: Czech, English and Spanish.
DENMARK
FREDERIKKE TUNE 25 years old, Roskilde / Education: Bachelor’s student in Italian language and Culture; Two months educational trip in Maldives and Sri Lanka; Open Water Diver and Marine Ecology Diver / Work Experiences: Kindergarten Educator; Sales Assistant; Customer Service Agent in Greece and Venice / Languages: Danish, English and Italian.
ESTONIA
JOHANNA KÜMMEL 30 years old, Tartu / Education: Master's degree student in French Studies at the University of Tartu; Erasmus + at Aix-Marseille University / Work Experience: Event Organiser at the European Commission in Brussels; Language and Dance teacher; Au Pair; Hospitality / Languages: Estonian, English, French and Spanish.
FRANCE
ALICE ERMECINI 29 years old, Boulogne-Billancourt / Education : Bachelor’s student in Foreign Civilisations, Literatures and Languages (Italian) at the University of Paris Sorbonne Nouvelle; Master’s degree in Public Affairs Management, Political Strategy and Public Decision Making at Institut Supérieur du Management Public et Politique – ISMAPP - in Paris; Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Ecoles Modern Literature, Humanities, and Foreign Languages/ Work Experience: Public affairs officer; Legal consultant and institutional relations officer; Parliamentary Assistant / Languages: French, English and Italian
MACEO KPADE 20 years old, Romainville / Education: Bachelor’s student in Music and Sound; drum and double bass musician; Youth Volleyball Certified Referee / Work Experiece: Event Organiser assistant; Composition and sound designer; Live Music Supervisor / Languages: French, English, Italian and Spanish.
GERMANY
JOSIE BIANCA BEIRAU 26 years old, Berlin / Education: Bachelor’s student in Italian Language and Culture at Leiden University; Summer Course in Italian Language and Culture at Academia Romanica in Modena / Work Experience: Social Media Management and Career Services University Student Assistant; Internship at German-Italian Cultural Institute of Padua / Languages: German, Dutch, English, and Italian.
GREECE
THOMAS SILVESTROS 34 years old, Athens / Education: Student of Language and Italian Literature at Athens National and Kapodistrian University / Work Experience: Furniture Business Owner; Internships as Italian as a Foreign Language Teacher at the University for Foreigners in Siena and in Greece / Languages: Greek, English and Italian.
HUNGARY
VARGA PATRIK ZSOLT 29 years old , Pécs / Education: PhD student in Regional Policy and Economics; Master’s degree in Management and Organisation; Bachelor’s degree in Tourism and Catering at the University of Pécs; Tourism International Conferences in Croatia and United Arab Emirates; / Work Experience: Doctoral Student; Hospitality and Customer Service in Hungary, USA and UK / Languages: Hungarian and English.
IRELAND
AARON GERAGHTY 20 years old, Arklow / Education: Bachelor’s student in Education and Languages at the University College Dublin / Work Experience: French Community College Teacher / Languages: English, French, Irish and Italian.
LATIVIA
MALVĪNE MAGDALĒNA LOGINA 21 years old, Stopiņu pagasts / Education: Bachelor’s student in French Philology, studies of Romance languages; Erasmus + Youth Exchange in Spain / Work Experience: Latvian-English translator; Student Mentor; Latvian Private tutor, Animal Caretaker / Languages: Latvian, English, French and Italian.
LITHUANIA
ELENA PAKALNYTĖ 30 years old, Vilnius / Education: Master’s degree in Modern Linguistics at the Vytautas Magnus University; Bachelor’s degree in Lithuanian Philology and Advertising at Vilnius University; Erasmus + training in Turkey / Work Experience: Content Specialist at the National Education Agency of Lithuania; Lithuanian as a Foreign Language Teacher; Incoming Mobility Coordinator/ Languages: Lithuanian, English, Italian, Korean, Latvian, Russian and Spanish.
NETHERLANDS
ISABEL LANING, 19 years old, Twello / Education: Double Bachelor's degree student in Politics and Economics and in Business and Leadership in Lisbon, Paris and Berlin at Forward College - University of London / Work Experience: Youth Delegate Council of Europe in Strasbourg; Student representative and Executive Board Member for Student Publication at the University of Lisbon; Youth Board Member Water Authority / Languages: Dutch and English.
POLAND
BARTŁOMIEJ KRUPA 26 years old, Wolomin / Education: Master’s degree student in Swiss, Italian and French studies; Bachelor’s degree in Italian and French Studies at the University of Warsaw; Erasmus + programme at Sorbonne Nouvelle University – Paris 3 and Bordeaux Montaigne University; Summer German language Course in Germany / Work Experience: Podcast Host; Several experience as Conference Presenter in USA, Italy and Poland; Student’s Newsletter Writer; Lecturer / Languages: Polish, English, French, German and Italian.
PORTUGAL
DANIELA TAVARES 24 years old, Murtosa / Education: Post Graduate’s student in Management at Instituto Superior de Gestao in Lisobon; Master’s degree in Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology ; Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology University of Aveiro/Work Experience: Junior Project Manager; Junior New Products Implementation Analyst; University Course Representative; Social Media Manager; Hairdresser / Languages: Portuguese, English, French and Spanish.
SLOVAKIA
REBEKA MELICHÁROVÁ 23 years old, Pezinok / Education: Master’s degree student in Special Pedagogy and Inclusive Education at Comenius University of Bratislava; Bachelor’s degree in Baltic Studies at the University of Brno; Erasmus + at the University of Turku; Erasmus+ Youth Exchanges in Ireland, Slovakia, Spain and Latvia / Work Experience: Member of the Rural Parliament of Slovakia; English tutor; Scout Child educator / Languages: Slovak, English, German and Finnish.
SPAIN
NATALIA DEL RÍO 22 years old, Palencia/ Education: Double Degree Student in Business Administration and International Economics at the University of Navarra; Erasmus at Universität of Mannheim; Digital Marketing Certificate - Hubspot Academy / Work Experience: English as a Foreign Language Teacher; Marketing Department & Social Network Management Intern in Germany/ Languages: Spanish, English, French and German.
CARLA SÁNCHEZ REYES 23 years old, Gáldar / Education: Master’s degree student in Legal Practice and Court Representation at Universidad Europea of Canarias; Bachelor’s Degree in Law at University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Erasmus + at the University of Bratislava / Work Experience: Legal Department Assistant; Front Office Customer Service; Special Educational Needs (SEN) Student Support Volunteer; Member of Equipo Europa Canarias / Languages: Spanish, French, German, English.
SWEDEN
CLAIRE ALHARIRA 22 years old, Helsingborg / Education: Bachelor’s degree student in European Studies at the University of Lund / Work Experience: Summer Entrepreneur; Hospitality; Health and Social Care assistant / Languages: Swedish, Arabic, English, Italian, and Turkish.
SWITZERLAND
EMILIA ITEN, 28 years old, Ponte Tresa / Educations: Master’s student in International and Development Studies, Gender, Race, and Diversity track, at Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies of Geneva; Master’s degree of Arts in Global studies and European Integration and professional title of “Policy Officer in European and International Organisations”, Centre International et de Formation Européenne (CIFE), Berlin, Nice and Istanbul; Bachelor’s degree of Arts in International Relations at the University of Geneva / Work Experience: Project Manager for the promotion of Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi for the United Nations; Several Internship experiences: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in Congo and Gabon; State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) in Switzerland; Recruitment and Admissions service at Liverpool John Moores University /Languages: German, English, French, Italian and Spanish
UNITED KINGDOM
ALEXANDER JONES 22 years old, Great Missenden / Education: Master’s degree student in Italian at the University of Edinburgh; Erasmus + at the University of Siena / Work Experience: Ancient and Modern History Private Tutor; Auction Assistant; Freelance Jazz Pianist; Hospitality / Languages: English and Italian.
