The two main objectives of the exchange was to combat youth loneliness through conversation and building community on both local and European level between the youngsters and create awareness on the use of mobile phones and how this can both benefit us whilst also having negative consequences like causing us to physically isolate from others. In addition, the project aimed to provide a group of youngsters with the opportunity to gain a broader perspective through both pre-departure workshops, that gave them an insight into what opportunities they have as European citizens, and the exchange itself. As the youngsters took part in all stages of planning and carrying out the exchange, the goal of the exchange was also to support the youngsters’ journeys to becoming confident young adults with both cultural awareness, social competencies and equal possibilities. In collaboration with the youngsters we created the project "Out in Europe - A Sense of Belonging Offline" where the main objectives, as described in the application, were to: - Gain new perspectives and find new forms of community across Europe and thereby create a sense of belonging which can both create purpose and meaning in the youngsters’ lives and help combat feelings of loneliness and physical forms of isolation through youth mobility. One of the objectives with this community building taking place across Europe was to strengthen the participants sense of European identity. - Learn to be in a setting with visible differences and to navigate these. Cultural encounters can be very formative and we therefore believe having them take place in a non-formal learning environment can help grow the participants' curiosity towards differences and thereby away from the mechanism so inherent in us in which what is different to us is deemed weird, wrong or less valid. Addressing reaction patterns to cultural differences in the pre-departure workshops and during the exchange helped the youngsters grow their self-reflection skills, and navigate the differences faced during this exchange like i.e. how you approach others. The Italian group was used to referring to the head of the partner organisation, the Italian group leader, by formally approaching her with “Miss”, whereas the Danish youngsters were used to referring to the group leader by using her first name. This came as a “shock” to both groups and caused laughter and giggles amongst participants, as the differences in the social hierarchical structures between Denmark and Italy reflected in the language, left them baffled, as how we speak to and with others in many ways are so inherent in us, that we rarely come to reflect on it or question it. Situations like these we believe can help them navigate cultural and social differences in the future, because it taught them that not one way is necessarily more right than another, it is dependent on culture. Furthermore, we believe that the exchange, which provided them with a lived experience of not only cultural differences but many kinds of differences, has taught them the beauty of diversity in a way that they might not learn about it online. - Learn to accept the discomforts of disagreeing and live in harmony with people different from ourselves, as life in the real world is not controlled by an algorithm. Social Media is tailored to show us what we want to see and ensures that we meet people very similar to ourselves. However, the reality is that we live in a very diverse world and what we see online is not always representative of this. Connecting offline and being confronted with different realities and ways of life is therefore important if we want to create inclusive communities, peace, and a sense of European identity in which there is space for everyone. - Connect with people offline and promote critical thinking in relation to the use of technology and healthy habits that take our physical and mental health into account. - Form deep and meaningful connections which can help combat loneliness and improve the overall well-being of each participant and the group. In conclusion, we wanted to carry out this project as we wanted to help the youngsters' bring their project idea to life, gain new perspectives, cultural understanding, combat loneliness, build community, promote well-being, critical thinking, active participation and youth mobility through non-formal learning.