Thinking back on the MEP, I remember living with a Hungarian on a houseboat in The Netherlands, dancing traditional folk dance with a Norwegian in Latvia, and having my prejudices challenged when engaging in conversation with a young Russian who – as I found out – thought, cared, and felt just the same as I.

Through the MEP I have developed lasting cross-border friendships that to this day are some of my strongest…

Law student at the University of Cambridge, Vice-President of the Cambridge University United Nations Association, former President of the General Assembly at the MEP-BSR.