49 day long trip through Balkan for Social Media users

Deadline: 8th of July
Open to:
22-40 years old EU citizens or residents, an active social media users and available in August and September for a 49-day expedition
Venue:
6 countries around Balkan region

BorderMovers  – a breathtaking 49 day long road trip through five undiscovered countries just outside the border of the European Union. This expedition will take place from August 3 till September 20, 2012. One minivan, five EU candidate countries – Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania and Turkey – and six participants from EU countries representing various regions of Europe.

What is the trip about

You probably think you know enough. But are you willing to find out more about these countries, our neighbors, which are soon going to be part of the EU? We are. And we will be sharing our discoveries with you, from August 3 through September 20. Watch the videos, read the blogs, check out the galleries and compare checklists with our six Border Movers right here on the web site – BorderMovers.eu. Throughout the 49 days of the Border Movers trip you will be able witness its six participants experiencing the full range of human emotions. Understanding and joy, hate and aversion, fatigue and a feeling of emptiness, curiosity and satisfaction…the Border Movers will experience it all as they try to complete the tasks given to them in completely foreign lands. They will have to rely on the help of strangers in places where they do not know the local language or the local customs. With the help of these strong emotions the Border Movers and those accompanying them will gain insight into the cultural and social life of these EU candidate countries.

Eligibility

Vegetarian? Football player? Blonde in high heels? Cook? Gay? Buddhist? Housewife?
Border Movers is looking for six very different expedition participants.
You should be between 22-40 years old.
You should be an EU citizen or resident.
You should be available in August and September 2012 for an expedition.
You should be an active social media user.
You should think you’re an expert on one of these topics:
politics/economics;
tradition/cuisine;
sports/education;
culture/history;
environment/ecology;
religion/science.

Application

If you fit the above description – don’t wait! Register by July 8, 2012, for the Border Movers expedition and join our road trip team. Who will be the lucky participants of this expedition? You could be one of them! All you need to do is fill out this application form.

The rest of you can join the road trip online. You’ll find all BorderMovers web series, blogs and galleries here.

More info HERE

 

2 thoughts on “49 day long trip through Balkan for Social Media users

    1. Dear Dancho,

      It says "you should be an EU citizen or resident" and since Macedonia is not in the EU then Macedonian residents are not eligible. However you can ask again the organizers.

      Kind regards,
      Mladiinfo team

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