How I
travel to Europe thru Cultural Exchange Program ?
Para sa
mga Nagmahal(pero niloko), Nstress (sa trabaho), Nasaktan(dahil tinutime)
Nagtravel(dahil may pangtravel) – Magttravel(kasi na-Inspired) at Magmamahal
ulit (dahil tinamaan ni kupido) I just want to share my journey.......
Hi I am
Nica aka Nicca Wanderlust in social media, Filipina , currently wandering in
Europe. The best thing happens in my 20’s is to live my European Dream, I am
not a travel blogger but I am a frustrated one and Im just starting with this
one. Im always dreaming of traveling abroad but I thought I cannot because I
cannot afford and I want to share my travel photos, stories and experience to
Inspire people(There is always a possible ways to travel w/o spending too much)
but then my English grammar is not that good and I know that I will have a lot
of critics. Haha(U know naman in the PH there are lot of people who is really
goood in speakin English and I kenet)But I can say that I am good in Pak ganern
just to achieve some good angle for our travel photo.
Anyway.
Here is my first ever Blog that I will post in public, And so many people keep
inspiring me to do this and work with it, I know I know you are curious ?
Interested ? Excited to know how I afford to came to Europe without spending
hundred thousands and not so being rich kid or have some relative in
Europe.?(yes I don’t even find one, but some are visiting here)
Bear
with me I still have a lot of kwento and stories to tell since I am very
madaldal in person, So I will take this opportunity to post it here and I
know there are lot of people who are waiting for my answers! Kalma , I want to
make a lot of kwento first, ofc its all related to this topic and all leading
to the answer to your questions.
It’s a
step by step process, It came along with a lot of life experience, sacrifices,
failures, taking risk and having the guts.
Some of the places Ive been
After
my college graduation, eto na nga we are all dreaming to get a good paying
job (to provide for our family) and ofc to travel but I also asked my self how
should I do that ? So I just give up my dream to travel after I get a stable
job in the Philippines. Why ? because its too hard to get a vacation leave or
even sick leave, Until my routine became like bahay-work-bahay-work
(Nakakapagod din aa kahit maganda sahod), After 3yrs of working in a Financial
Institution in the PH. I just realize one day that Im not happy , Its not
healthy anymore, I need social life, I want to see new places, and suddenly
came to my mind like tsiiiiiinnnngggg “I wannaaa go to PARIS!!! “(sounds
ambitious but impossible yeah Im always dreaming of that kahit kalkalin mo pa
un old post ko sa FB wala ako ibang post na dream ko “kahit Paris lang po
Lord”) I am also stress in my long term LoveLife that time (Later on I found
out that my 6yrs partner is cheating on me over another woman). So its like I
want to get out of that place/situation but at the same time I don’t want to
leave my family since I grew up spending my whole Life with my mom and siblings
(Im having a separation anxiety. Struggle is real when you grew up in a
Filipino Culture). So yes I resigned from work and give up my stable career in
the Philippines and started to dream of traveling and to start feeding my inner
wanderlust
Sooo
One day I am stress/bored and then I google all the beautiful places in Paris
and different places on earth particular in Europe like famous castle,
historical buildings, tourist spots and I even downloaded the Google earth to
see the exact place and take a look how it feels if I will walk in that
dazzling romantic street of Paris a (Omg that time I was really desperate to
travel) Then I keep on searching in Google this words like “How to go to Paris
without spending too much? How to get a Schengen Visa if you’re a Filipino? Go
to Paris for free!, Travel to Europe for free? Take me to Europe for free” Its
all free because I cannot afford, Im so stressed I don’t have any savings since
I am magastos before! But See how masipag I am to search and get all the
information to came to Europe.(Sabi nga nila Pag walang tyaga walang nilaga) So
this one applies here. Until one day I stumble to this site “Cultural Exchange
Program”and then it shows some Filipina traveling around Europe and the one Im
talking is asking me to process this requirements but then I ignore.(Kalma mga
bess because iscam yon)they are asking me to pay for a thousand pesos and I
know its still impossible that time to travel to Europe and also if you want to
study abroad because I kenet afford. And we don’t have that amount of money.
But then I keep on searching and then another day I have a talk to my
bestfriend that time who was currently staying in Europe. And she told me about
the Cultural Exchange Program is real and you don’t have to pay any single
cents just to experience and stay in Europe . Well I don’t believe at first of
course (Sa Panahon ngayon wala na nga naman libre diba)
When in Milan Italy
So
again google lang talaga kasi alam niya lahat, I make a research about that
program since mahilig ako magbutingting sa google then I found out this
Cultural Exchange Program in a legal ways. Although there are many scammers and
you really have to be careful in dealing with them. I didn’t pay any single
amount for processing fee, Etc. Fasssst Forward !!!!!!!!!
How ? I
found a legit Agency kay Google? without paying any
single amount of peso. Again I’ve done a lot of research as in a lot if this
one is really legit. At first I was kinda doubtful (how u will come to Europe
without paying anything diba kahina hinala kung wala ka talagang alam at kung
hindi mo talaga aalamin)I was thinking maybe they will sell my Internal organs
to foreigner or send me to prostitution or so whatever ways that they will earn
money by sending me abroad well its truly happening in real life.
Fasssst
Forward !!!!!!!!! I apply and send all the necessary documents to the agency
based in Europe.
What
are the Basic Documents ? DIPLOMA.(ofc bes yan ang number 1), Resume/CV,
TOR, NSO birth cert , CENOMAR (Which means your not married-May ibang agency na
hindi na po required nito) Copy of Passport each page . And this letter to
which you will send to your sponsors(The one who will pay for everything
YES.Including your flight going to Europe and all the processing fees, kaya nga
sponsor diba)
Who are
those sponsor ? Your Sponsor who will pay for everything is called the Host
Family. They will be the one to provide three meals a day, private bedroom and
bathroom, will pay for your Language course at school and travel-vacation-holiday
allowance,Health Insurance incase you will get sick you don’t need to pay (some
will give you laptop/mobile data etc. It depends how generous or kuripot your
Host family is.)
How can
I travel around Europe? You are an adopted family member so you will also
get the same rights like your host family. You will get a temporary residence
permit card which is a proof that you are residing here in Europe and can
travel anytime/anywhere in the Schengen Countries.
What
you will do in return ? As a Cultural Exchange, you will
share/exchange our cultures, values and some of our filipino language with the
Foreign Family. And vice versa, You need to have an open-mind and heart in
learning and experiencing the European ways culture, values, beliefs and
language and respect as they did. I am saying this because some Filipinos are
“mababaw ang pang-unawa” some are judgemental and the so called Pinoy Mentality
(Please leave those values at home and don’t bring it abroad). Being a family
member or as an Aupair you have to take on a share of the family's
responsibility for childcare as well as some housework, and will receive a
monetary allowance every month.
Soo. I
came here and still living my European dream and all of this information
written are based on my own knowledge and experience. And BTW I found the Love
of my Life here and will soon share again some stories and chikkas and our
travels .. I hope that this information gives you inspiration and Ideas,
we love to travel together
For
those who are interested to know the Agency, Kindly Follow our page. The second
part of this blog is posted on the page. Thank You !!
