During mobility "Growing up is hard to do" young participants from fifteen NGos came together in two youth exchanges to explore the process of becoming an adult. They shared and debated their perceptions about adolescence, they learned about different scientific theaories of the process of adulthood. They discussed about prejudices and social concepts, which are laid upon them. They shared with each other the very downsides of the process of adutlhood, during which some of the young people epxperience minor but als major disturbences and traumata. They studied the concepts of adolescence from the side of psychology, medicine, general biology, arts, cultural sciences, sociology and ethnology. Additionally they learned to openly discuss their own experiences of isolation, frustration, exclusion durin the phase of growing up. They discussed and shared techniques to strenghten their will, to better focus, to overcome attacks of procrastination and to train their concentration. They also understood how important can be to openly interact and communicate with third persons to help them, when in need. They had a meeting with a psychologist and had the chance to have long discussion and ask questions.