Six students and two teachers from Elena Doamna Food Industry College carried home far more than souvenirs from their Erasmus+ mobility in Turkey.
Istanbul does not greet you quietly. The city arrives all at once — a rumble of ferries crossing the Bosphorus, the call to prayer echoing off ancient stone, the smell of the Grand Bazaar spilling out into narrow alleyways. For the group of students and teachers from Elena Doamna College in Galați, Romania, stepping onto Turkish soil between March 8 and 14, 2026, was the beginning of something that no classroom could have prepared them for.
From Galați to Istanbul: A Week That Changed Everything